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Sopelana: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Sopelana is a 4-year-old filly by Expert Eye, trained by Cian Collins. She has won 3 of 20 starts and placed in 2 more, for £1,206 in prize money. Her best trip is 2m, where 2 wins from 4 is a 50% strike rate against 6% at every other distance. She runs next in the 2:31 at Gowran Park on 2 October. Her best performance rating is 123, which is the figure to judge her against in this grade.

  • Runs 20
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 5
  • Strike rate 15%
  • Prize money £1,206
  • Best rating 123
  • Official rating 120

Where Sopelana runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:31 Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Pat Walsh Memorial Mares Hurdle —

Sopelana form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
29 Apr 26 Punchestown Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle 2m 3.5f Yielding PU - 25/1 Kevin Healy 120
21 Mar 26 Navan Wilkinson Jewellers Of Navan Mares Handicap Hurdle 2m Soft 2 4 12/1 Kevin Healy 119
21 Feb 26 Fairyhouse Declan And Maria Coombes Memorial Handicap Hurdle 2m 0.5f Heavy 4 70 11/4 Eoin Staples 120
8 Feb 26 Navan Ryan's Cleaning Apple's Jade Mares Novice Hurdle (Listed) 2m 4f Heavy 7 24.5 28/1 Jordan Gainford 120
26 Jan 26 Punchestown Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle 2m Heavy 1 — 8/1 Kevin Healy 113
29 Dec 25 Limerick QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 2m Soft To Heavy 8 23 33/1 Phillip Enright 113
28 Nov 25 Newbury Coral 'Daily Rewards Shaker' Fillies' Juvenile Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 0.5f Soft 5 15.25 25/1 Danny Gilligan –
13 Nov 25 Punchestown Matchbook Betting Podcast 3-Y-O Hurdle 2m Heavy 1 — 40/1 Jordan Gainford –
1 Nov 25 Down Royal Lisburn And Castlereagh City Council 3-Y-O Hurdle 2m 1f Yielding 4 35.5 18/1 Jordan Gainford –
2 Oct 25 Bellewstown SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) 1m 4.5f Soft 7 8 16/1 Colin Keane 60
12 Sep 25 Ballinrobe Burke's Clonbur 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 2m 2f Soft 1 — 12/1 Jordan Gainford –
21 Aug 25 Killarney Thorn Plant Hire 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 2m 1f Good 3 22 28/1 Jordan Gainford –
11 Aug 25 Ballinrobe C.J. Sheeran Ltd 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 2m 0.5f Good 6 15.75 125/1 Conor Stone-Walsh –
31 Jan 25 Newcastle (AW) Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Class 6 1m 2f Standard 7 8.5 18/1 Darragh Keenan 58
9 Jan 25 Chelmsford City (AW) Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap Class 6 1m Standard To Slow 10 6.75 33/1 Darragh Keenan 62
9 Aug 24 Thirsk Peter Bell Memorial Fillies' Nursery Class 6 7f Good To Firm 9 8 22/1 David Allan 66
21 Jul 24 Redcar Racing TV Free Trial EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 7f Good 8 5.75 16/1 Liam Wright 68
4 Jul 24 Yarmouth quinnbet.com Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 7f Good 6 4.75 200/1 Benoit De La Sayette –
27 Jun 24 Newmarket Black Type Accountancy British EBF 'Confined' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 6f Good To Firm 8 25 200/1 Liam Wright –
15 Jun 24 Leicester Lawman Commercials 30th Anniversary EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 7f Good To Soft 6 15 18/1 Darragh Keenan –

Last time out

Finished PU in the Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle at Punchestown on 29 April 2026. Held up towards the back - driven with no response 2 out - dropped away and pulled up before last.

Sopelana by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
16f 4 2 50% —
7f 4 0 0% —
16.5f 3 0 0% —
17f 2 0 0% —
19.5f 1 0 0% —
20f 1 0 0% —
12.5f 1 0 0% —
18f 1 1 100% —
10f 1 0 0% —
8f 1 0 0% —
6f 1 0 0% —

Sopelana by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Soft 4 1 25% —
Heavy 4 2 50% —
Good 4 0 0% —
Yielding 2 0 0% —
Good To Firm 2 0 0% —
Soft To Heavy 1 0 0% —
Standard 1 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 1 0 0% —
Good To Soft 1 0 0% —

Sopelana by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Punchestown 3 2 67% —
Navan 2 0 0% —
Ballinrobe 2 1 50% —
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% —
Limerick 1 0 0% —
Newbury 1 0 0% —
Down Royal 1 0 0% —
Bellewstown 1 0 0% —
Killarney 1 0 0% —
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% —

Sopelana breeding

  • Sire Expert Eye (GB)
  • Dam Cranberry (GB)
  • Damsire Toronado (IRE)
  • Breeder New England Stud & Mount Coote Stud
  • Foaled 15 February 2022

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