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Whimsy: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Whimsy is a 7-year-old mare by Charming Thought, trained by Anthony McCann. She has won 4 of 45 starts and placed in 24 more, for £48,990 in prize money. Her best trip is 1m 2f, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 7% at every other distance. She runs next in the 4:50 at Curragh on 4 October. Her best performance rating is 125, which is the figure to judge her against in this grade.

  • Runs 45
  • Wins 4
  • Placed 28
  • Strike rate 9%
  • Prize money £48,990
  • Best rating 125
  • Official rating 77

Where Whimsy runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:50 Curragh Holden Plant Rentals Lady Riders Classic (Q.R.) Handicap —

Whimsy form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
2 Sep 26 Navan (IRE) Kilberry (Q.R.) Handicap 2m Good 14 34.75 9/1 Miss A B O'Connor 77
1 May 26 Punchestown FRS Fencing Handicap Hurdle 2m Yielding 8 14.5 4/1F James Smith 122
26 Apr 26 Musselburgh Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 2m Good 2 .25 11/2 Patrick McGettigan 75
9 Apr 26 Gowran Park Gowranpark.ie Handicap 1m 4f Soft 3 1.5 7/2 Patrick McGettigan 76
3 Mar 26 Leopardstown QuinnBet Mares Handicap Hurdle 2m 2.5f Soft F - 11/2 Eoghan Finegan 123
1 Feb 26 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Paddy And Maureen Mullins Mares Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 2m 2f Heavy 3 4 16/1 Eoghan Finegan 122
30 Nov 25 Fairyhouse BAR 1 Betting Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 2m Yielding To Soft 6 26 16/1 Alex Harvey 122
29 Nov 25 Newbury Play Coral 'Racing-Super-Series' Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 0.5f Soft 4 13.25 4/1 Alex Harvey 122
17 Nov 25 Navan Bar One Racing For Auction Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m Soft To Heavy 3 4.75 7/1 Alex Harvey 122
5 Oct 25 Tipperary BOYLE Sports Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m Good To Yielding 2 6.5 13/2 Alex Harvey 122
20 Sep 25 Navan SIS, Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle 2m Yielding 2 2.5 12/1 Alex Harvey 120
21 Apr 25 Fairyhouse Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap Hurdle 2m Soft To Heavy 5 8.75 11/2 Oakley Brown 120
29 Mar 25 Curragh Tote.ie Handicap 1m 4f Soft 3 2.75 5/1 Luke McAteer 78
8 Mar 25 Gowran Park Lord Bagenal Hotel Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m Soft 1 — 9/4F Oakley Brown 117
24 Feb 25 Punchestown 50,000 Euros BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m 0.5f Heavy 2 .5 5/4F Oakley Brown 114
5 Feb 25 Fairyhouse Book Your Advanced Tickets Now Rated Novice Hurdle 2m Heavy 3 4.75 14/1 Sean Flanagan 113
17 Nov 24 Cheltenham Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 0.5f Good 3 1.75 6/4 James O'Sullivan 113
27 Oct 24 Galway Purchase By 3pm Today To WINABMW.ie Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m Yielding 2 .5 4/1 James O'Sullivan 113
5 Oct 24 Curragh Newbridge Silverware Ladies Trophy (Q.R.) Handicap 1m 4f Good 4 2.75 7/1 Miss A B O'Connor 78
17 Jun 24 Carlisle Daily Charged Up Offers At Rhino.Bet Handicap Class 5 1m 6f Soft 1 — 6/4 Oisin Orr 72
15 Jun 24 York Queen Mother's Cup Handicap (Female Amateur Jockeys) Class 3 1m 4f Good To Soft 2 2.25 7/1 Miss A B O'Connor 72
3 Jun 24 Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap 1m 1.5f Good 3 2 13/2 Killian Leonard 71
17 May 24 Leopardstown Women's Irish Network For Racing Lady Riders Handicap 1m 4f Good 2 3.75 11/2 Morgan Cole 71
5 May 24 Sligo Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap 1m 2.5f Yielding To Soft 2 — 4/1 Wayne Hassett 69
27 Apr 24 Navan SBK Betting Podcast Handicap 1m 5f Good To Yielding 5 2.5 16/1 Gavin Ryan 69
24 Mar 24 Limerick Limerick Racecourse Maiden Hurdle 2m Heavy 2 1.75 6/5 James O'Sullivan 115
7 Feb 24 Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Schooling Races Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m Heavy 2 4 10/3 James O'Sullivan 115
29 Dec 23 Limerick QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 2m Heavy 7 36 17/2 James O'Sullivan 116
12 Dec 23 Punchestown William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Hurdle 2m 1f Heavy 2 2.25 14/1 James O'Sullivan –
30 Nov 23 Thurles Sign Up To Gavinlynchracing.com Maiden Hurdle 2m 0.5f Yielding 3 3.75 10/1 James O'Sullivan –
11 Sep 23 Galway Kenny Developments Maiden Hurdle 2m 0.5f Soft 2 4.5 40/1 A P Heskin –
9 Jun 23 Goodwood Dementia Support Charity Apprentice Handicap Class 5 1m 4f Good To Firm 5 24 15/2 Callum Hutchinson 72
27 May 23 Salisbury Molson Coors Handicap Class 4 1m 6f Good To Firm 8 32.25 11/2 William Carver 75
12 May 23 Chester tote Fantasy, Whos In Your Stable Chester Plate Handicap Class 2 2m 2.5f Soft 10 47.75 28/1 Callum Hutchinson 77
18 Apr 23 Lingfield (AW) Download The At The Races App Handicap Class 5 1m 4f Standard 8 4.25 7/1 William Carver 77
18 Mar 23 Wolverhampton (AW) Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Class 3 1m 4f Standard 4 4.5 17/2 William Cox 77
1 Oct 22 Newmarket British Stallion Studs EBF Premier Fillies' Handicap Class 2 1m 4f Good To Soft 3 1 11/2 Seamie Heffernan 77
6 Sep 22 Leicester EBF Stallions Prestwold Fillies' Handicap Class 4 1m 2f Good 2 .75 11/4F Harry Davies 76
24 Aug 22 Kempton (AW) Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Fillies' Handicap Class 5 1m 4f Standard To Slow 2 3.25 16/5 Callum Hutchinson 76
11 Aug 22 Salisbury Kevin Hall & Pat Boakes Memorial Handicap Class 4 1m 4f Good To Firm 1 — 5/2 Jason Watson 71
23 Jul 22 Salisbury TDK Group Of Companies Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 1m 2f Firm 1 — 5/2 Joshua Bryan 69
11 Jul 22 Wolverhampton (AW) At The Races App Form Study Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 1m 4f Standard To Slow 4 7.25 10/1 Harry Davies 71
16 Jun 22 Chelmsford City (AW) Texo Scaffolding And Construction Limited Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 1m 2f Standard 2 .5 66/1 William Cox –
29 Nov 21 Kempton (AW) Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 1m Standard To Slow 11 16 14/1 David Probert –
6 Nov 21 Chelmsford City (AW) Racing Welfare Supporting Racing's Workforce Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 7f Standard 8 8.5 12/1 Joshua Bryan –

Last time out

Finished 14 in the Kilberry (Q.R.) Handicap at Navan (IRE) on 2 September 2026. Held up towards the back - driven to keep pace but faded from 2f out - eventually well held in 14th.

Whimsy by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
16f 14 1 7% —
12f 12 1 8% —
16.5f 5 0 0% —
10f 3 1 33% —
18.5f 2 0 0% —
14f 2 1 50% —
18f 1 0 0% —
9.5f 1 0 0% —
10.5f 1 0 0% —
13f 1 0 0% —
17f 1 0 0% —
8f 1 0 0% —
7f 1 0 0% —

Whimsy by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Soft 8 2 25% —
Good 7 0 0% —
Heavy 7 0 0% —
Yielding 4 0 0% —
Standard 4 0 0% —
Good To Firm 3 1 33% —
Standard To Slow 3 0 0% —
Yielding To Soft 2 0 0% —
Soft To Heavy 2 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 2 0 0% —
Good To Soft 2 0 0% —
Firm 1 1 100% —

Whimsy by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Fairyhouse 4 0 0% —
Punchestown 3 0 0% —
Gowran Park 3 1 33% —
Leopardstown 3 0 0% —
Navan 3 0 0% —
Salisbury 3 2 67% —
Curragh 2 0 0% —
Galway 2 0 0% —
Limerick 2 0 0% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% —

Whimsy breeding

  • Sire Charming Thought (GB)
  • Dam Cape Victoria (GB)
  • Damsire Mount Nelson (GB)
  • Breeder Kingsclere Stud
  • Foaled 5 May 2019

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