Whimsy Horse Racing Form | Fairyhouse 13:35 30th November 2025

Whimsy' Form | 30th November 2025

30th November 2025 BAR 1 Betting Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)

Age
6
Weight
10-11
Trainer
A McCann
(Last 14 Days: 1-9, 11.11%)
Owner
Miss Rita Shah
Sex
mare
Breeder
Kingsclere Stud
Colour
Chestnut
Foaling Date
2019-05-05
Race Type
Hurdle Turf
Class
1
Classifications
Grade, Hurdle, Novice, Grade 2
Ground
Yielding To Soft
Distance
2m 0f 0y
Runners
8
Prize Money
£85,000
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Horse Strength

43.6%

Session: 6817

Going % good races

13.11%

44 of 61

Distance % good races

12.11%

8 of 61

Class % good races

43.6%

18 of 179

Race Type % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Course % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Whimsy Statistics
Date Course/Class/Distance/Type/Prize
Classifications
Weight
Headgear
Going Finish Pos./No. Of Runners - Dist. Won/Beaten/Finish Time
In Running Comments
Trainer
Jockey
SP BF Odds
Plc Odds
OR
0 2025-11-17 13:35 Navan / 1 / 2m 0f 50y / Hurdle Turf / 35K
Auction, Grade, Hurdle, Novice, Grade 3
10-8 Soft To Heavy 3 /7 - btn 4.75 I'll Sort That 11-5 4m 6.04s

mid-division, 5th halfway, headway on outer into 3rd approaching straight, pushed along after 2 out, ridden and no impression before last, kept on one pace

A McCann
Alex Harvey
8 10.7
3.39
122
1 2025-10-05 15:18 Tipperary / 1 / 2m 0f 20y / Hurdle Turf / 30K
Grade, Hurdle, Novice, Grade 3
10-8 Good To Yielding 2 /6 - btn 6.5 Love Me Tender 11-0 3m 51.632s

tracked leader, ridden before 2 out, kept on one pace run-in, no chance with winner

A McCann
Alex Harvey
7.5 11.41
1.48
122
2 2025-09-20 14:00 Navan / 1m 7f 165y / Hurdle Turf / 14.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-9 Yielding 2 /16 - btn 2.5 Ragmans Corner 11-3 3m 49.5s

towards rear, headway entering straight, pushed along in 9th 2 out, improved into 3rd at last, kept on without threatening winner to go 2nd close home

A McCann
Alex Harvey
13 20
4.1
120
3 2025-04-21 14:05 Fairyhouse / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 20K
Handicap, Hurdle, Novice
11-7 Soft To Heavy 5 /14 - btn 8.75 Last Kingdom 10-13 4m 22.55s

rear of mid-division, pushed along and some headway after 3 out, 5th next, ridden and no impression before last, kept on one pace run-in

A McCann
O R Brown
6.5 7.8
2.06
120
4 2025-03-29 17:45 Curragh / 1m 4f 0y / Flat Turf / 21K
Handicap
9-12 Yielding To Soft 3 /18 - btn 2.8 Leinster 10-2 2m 47.02s

rear, 17th after halfway, headway on outer 1 1/2f out, stayed on final furlong to 3rd close home, nearest at finish

A McCann
Luke McAteer
6 7.02
2.17
78
5 2025-03-08 14:40 Gowran Park / 2m 0f 30y / Hurdle Turf / 12K
Hurdle, Maiden, Mares
11-2 Soft To Heavy 1 /18 - win 21 Innatendue 11-7 4m 34.2s

bit reluctant at start, rear, progress after 3rd, 11th before 4th, good headway after 4 out, led 3 out, asserted 2 out, clear before last, kept on well run-in, easily

A McCann
O R Brown
3.25 3.65
1.54
117
6 2025-02-24 13:30 Punchestown / 2m 0f 157y / Hurdle Turf / 10K
Hurdle, Maiden
11-0 Heavy 2 /12 - btn 0.5 Adela Icon 10-11 5m 21.15s

reluctant to line up, tracked leader in 2nd, led at 2nd, mistake and headed next, disputed lead 4f out, ridden and headed entering straight, led narrowly again at last, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace

A McCann
O R Brown
2.25 2.28
1.29
114
7 2025-02-05 14:25 Fairyhouse / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 14.5K
Hurdle, Novice
11-7 Heavy 3 /6 - btn 4.75 Collaborative 11-4 4m 9.55s

tracked leader, ran freely and led from 4th, headed 3 out and pushed along after next, ridden and no impression in 3rd run-in, kept on one pace

A McCann
Sean Flanagan
15 21
6.2
113
8 2024-11-17 13:10 Cheltenham / 2 / 2m 0f 87y / Hurdle Turf / 18.5K
Hurdle, Maiden
10-11 Good 3 /4 - btn 1.75 Ace Of Spades 11-4 4m 5.762s

tracked leader, challenged going strongly after 5th, led before 3 out, headed and bumped last, ridden and every chance still run-in, 3rd and no extra towards finish

A McCann
J P O'Sullivan
2.5 2.8
1.29
113
9 2024-10-27 12:55 Galway / 2m 0f 11y / Hurdle Turf / 12.5K
Chase, Hurdle, Maiden, Mares
11-7 Soft 2 /8 - btn 0.5 Mozzies Sister 11-7 3m 58s

tracked leader, disputed from 2nd, led before 5th, 5-length advantage after 4 out, reduced advantage before 2 out, ridden before last where slight mistake, kept on run-in, headed close home

A McCann
J P O'Sullivan
5 5.91
1.22
113
10 2024-10-05 15:25 Curragh / 1m 4f 0y / Flat Turf / 20K
Handicap, Ladies
11-0 Good 4 /15 - btn 2.75 Polemon 10-4 2m 36.65s

mid-division, good headway to 2nd over 4f out, 3rd over 3f out, closed under 2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1f out, no impression in 4th closing stages

A McCann
Miss A B O'Connor
8 9.2
3.66
78
11 2024-06-17 15:30 Carlisle / 5 / 1m 6f 32y / Flat Turf / 8K
Handicap
9-11 Soft 1 /7 - win 5 Manuelito 9-2 3m 16.53s

travelled strongly, in touch, led going best over 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, went clear inside final furlong, readily

A McCann
O J Orr
2.5 2.68
1.49
72
12 2024-06-15 13:50 York / 3 / 1m 3f 188y / Flat Turf / 25K
Amateur, Cup, Handicap
9-5 Good To Soft 2 /18 - btn 2.25 Lord Melbourne 9-13 2m 37.742s

close up, led 3f out, pushed along and joined from over 1f out, headed inside final furlong

A McCann
Miss A B O'Connor
8 8.56
2.54
72
13 2024-06-03 15:05 Gowran Park / 1m 1f 100y / Flat Turf / 30K
Fillies, Handicap
8-7 Good 3 /9 - btn 1.95 Nostringsattached 9-4 2m 6.79s

tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along on inner over 2f out, briefly short of room over 1f out, switched to centre and kept on one pace inside final furlong

A McCann
K J Leonard
7.5 8.4
2.7
71
14 2024-05-17 20:15 Leopardstown / 1m 4f 0y / Flat Turf / 21K
Handicap
8-9 Good 2 /11 - btn 3.75 A Piece Of Heaven 10-4 2m 36.39s

tracked leaders in 2nd, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no impression on winner 2f out, moderate 2nd 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, not trouble winner

A McCann
Morgan Cole
6.5 7.44
2.38
71
15 2024-05-05 16:00 Sligo / 1m 2f 120y / Flat Turf / 26K
Fillies, Handicap
8-2 Yielding To Soft 2 /11 - btn 0.1 Belhaven 10-0 1m 27.925s

towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, 8th when short of room over 1f out, switched stands side and kept on strongly from over 100 yards out, just failed

A McCann
M W Hassett
5 5.02
2.18
69
16 2024-04-27 16:35 Navan / 1m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 11.5K
Handicap
9-8 Good To Yielding 5 /19 - btn 2.55 Nostra Casa 9-12 3m 0.68799999999999s

mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden in 3rd 2f out, dropped to 5th 1f out, no extra final furlong

A McCann
G M Ryan
17 26
4.5
69
17 2024-03-24 13:45 Limerick / 2m 0f 50y / Hurdle Turf / 12K
Hurdle, Maiden
11-2 Heavy 2 /4 - btn 1.75 Lazer Wolf 11-12 4m 35.15s

towards rear, took closer order in 3rd before 2nd, not fluent at 3rd, mistake 4 out, improved to 2nd 3 out, challenged leader 2 out, kept on run-in, held

A McCann
J P O'Sullivan
2.2 2.83
1.1
115
18 2024-02-07 16:00 Fairyhouse / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 10K
Hurdle, Maiden, Mares
11-4 Heavy 2 /7 - btn 4 Iris Emery 10-13 4m 46.5s

tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 5 out, mistake 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, soon pushed along and no impression on winner approaching last, kept on one pace run-in

A McCann
J P O'Sullivan
4.33 5.77
1.86
115
19 2023-12-29 13:30 Limerick / 1 / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 45K
Handicap, Hurdle, Listed
11-1 Heavy 7 /10 - btn 36 Your Honor 10-11 4m 29.7s

mid-division, slight mistake 4th, 6th halfway, slight mistake 3 out, bumped entering straight, ridden and no impression in 5th 2 out, 6th when badly hampered last, no extra, eased

A McCann
J P O'Sullivan
9.5 12.4
3.55
116
20 2023-12-12 14:30 Punchestown / 2m 0f 170y / Hurdle Turf / 14K
Hurdle
10-7 Heavy 2 /6 - btn 2.25 Elixir D'Ainay 11-12 4m 32.05s

mid-division, 3rd before 4th, improved to 2nd after 2 out, challenged leader entering straight, kept on run-in, no impression on winner closing stages

A McCann
J P O'Sullivan
15 24.35
7
21 2023-11-30 13:50 Thurles / 2m 0f 101y / Hurdle Turf / 10.5K
Hurdle, Maiden
10-11 Yielding 3 /16 - btn 3.7 Lombron 10-13 4m 5.04s

in touch, 4th after 4th, improved to 3rd 2 out where not fluent, progress to 2nd before last where no impression on winner, dropped to 3rd closing stages

A McCann
J P O'Sullivan
11 19.31
4.6
22 2023-09-11 15:20 Galway / 2m 0f 130y / Hurdle Turf / 13K
Hurdle, Maiden
11-3 Soft 2 /15 - btn 4.5 Alvaniy 11-12 4m 10.5s

rear of mid-division, closer in mid-division approaching 2 out, pushed along and went 4th at last, ridden and kept on between horses to go 2nd closing stages

A McCann
A P Heskin
41 80.7
12.5
23 2023-06-09 20:10 Goodwood / 5 / 1m 3f 218y / Flat Turf / 10.65K
Apprentice, Charity, Handicap
9-5 Good To Firm 5 /6 - btn 24 Age Of Sail 9-11 2m 41.97s

ridden to lead leaving stalls, joined 9f out, headed over 4f out, weakened over 2f out

A M Balding
Callum Hutchinson
8.5 9.73
3.99
72
24 2023-05-27 20:40 Salisbury / 4 / 1m 6f 44y / Flat Turf / 11.25K
Handicap
9-1
Cheekpieces
Good To Firm 8 /9 - btn 32.3 Bashful Boy 9-9 3m 7.6s

led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly, soon behind, tailed off

A M Balding
William Carver
6.5 6.6
2.26
75
25 2023-05-12 16:55 Chester / 2 / 2m 2f 140y / Flat Turf / 50K
Handicap
9-0 Soft 10 /14 - btn 47.75 Zinc White 9-11 4m 31.337s

led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, tailed off

A M Balding
Callum Hutchinson
29 35.64
5.04
77
26 2023-04-18 17:30 Lingfield / 5 / 1m 4f 0y / Flat AW / 8K
Handicap
9-8 Standard 8 /8 - btn 4.35 Forge Valley Lad 9-9 2m 33.28s

led, narrowly headed 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakening when short of room on inside final 110 yards

A M Balding
William Carver
8 8.6
2.72
77
27 2023-03-18 19:00 Wolverhampton / 3 / 1m 4f 51y / Flat AW / 18.8K
Handicap
8-7 Standard 4 /7 - btn 4.5 Nolton Cross 9-4 2m 41.49s

led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

A M Balding
William Cox
9.5 11.5
2.94
77
28 2022-10-01 16:27 Newmarket / 2 / 1m 4f 0y / Flat Turf / 50K
Fillies, Handicap
8-9 Good To Soft 3 /9 - btn 0.95 Madame Ambassador 8-11 2m 33.038s

bumped start, led, pushed along when challenged over 2f out, headed inside final furlong

A M Balding
J A Heffernan
6.5 6.57
2.19
77
29 2022-09-06 16:25 Leicester / 4 / 1m 2f 0y / Flat Turf / 15K
Fillies, Handicap
9-6 Good 2 /7 - btn 0.75 Outside World 9-8 2m 6.97s

prominent, restrained early and dropped to track leaders, pushed along over 3f out, good headway over 1f out, went second and every chance inside final furlong, ran on but not pace of winner

A M Balding
Harry Davies
3.75 3.68
2.16
76
30 2022-08-24 19:30 Kempton / 5 / 1m 3f 219y / Flat AW / 8K
Fillies, Handicap
9-6 Standard To Slow 2 /6 - btn 3.25 Qoya 9-3 2m 37.363s

prominent, led after 3f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace

A M Balding
Callum Hutchinson
4.2 4.4
2.47
76
31 2022-08-11 17:15 Salisbury / 4 / 1m 4f 5y / Flat Turf / 11K
Handicap
9-0 Good To Firm 1 /4 - win 3.5 Night Sparkle 9-5 2m 34.9s

made all, pushed along to extend advantage over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong

A M Balding
Jason Watson
3.5 3.7
1.9
71
32 2022-07-23 20:00 Salisbury / 5 / 1m 1f 201y / Flat Turf / 7.5K
Fillies, Group, Novice, Stakes
9-0 Firm 1 /3 - win 0.1 Bellstreet Bridie 9-0 2m 10.08s

led 1f, tracked leader, led again 8f out, ridden and joined 2f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, unbalanced edged left and brushed runner up soon after, led post

A M Balding
Joshua Bryan
3.5 3.95
1.8
69
33 2022-07-11 19:25 Wolverhampton / 5 / 1m 4f 51y / Flat AW / 8K
Novice, Stakes
8-4 Standard To Slow 4 /7 - btn 7.25 Temporize 9-4 2m 40.372s

chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged left and no extra over 1f out

A M Balding
Harry Davies
11 16.5
5.51
71
34 2022-06-16 14:40 Chelmsford / 4 / 1m 2f 0y / Flat AW / 12.95K
Fillies, Limited, Maiden, Stakes
8-11 Standard 2 /7 - btn 0.5 Tahasun 9-2 2m 6.43s

chased leaders early, headway and tracked leader after 1f, pushed along and challenged from over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on

A M Balding
William Cox
67 68.72
8.14
35 2021-11-29 13:25 Kempton / 5 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat AW / 6.5K
Novice, Stakes
8-12 Standard To Slow 11 /14 - btn 16.05 Havana Goldrush 9-3 1m 45.723s

pushed along in rear early, always behind

A M Balding
David Probert
15 16.82
4
36 2021-11-06 16:00 Chelmsford / 5 / 0m 7f 0y / Flat AW / 6.5K
Fillies, Novice, Stakes
9-0 Standard 8 /11 - btn 8.6 Scotch Mistress 9-0 1m 27.05s

held up, ridden and outpaced at 2f, made no impression

A M Balding
Joshua Bryan
13 13.21
3.8