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Aill Dubh: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Aill Dubh is a 9-year-old gelding by Shantou, trained by Micky Hammond. He has won 2 of 19 starts and placed in 2 more, for £9,920 in prize money. He has won 1 of 4 on good to soft ground, which is the surface to note. He runs next in the 1:35 at Hexham on 6 November, where the best price is 9/1 with Ladbrokes. His best performance rating is 90, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 19
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 4
  • Strike rate 11%
  • Prize money £9,920
  • Best rating 90
  • Official rating 75

Where Aill Dubh runs next

Time Course Race Best price
1:35 Hexham carpetgallop.co.uk Handicap Steeple Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier) 9/1 Ladbrokes Ladbrokes

Aill Dubh form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
27 Oct 26 Newcastle attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Steeple Chase (Go North Monet's Garden Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4f Good 6 35.5 8/1 Joshua Thompson 75
14 Sep 26 Sedgefield MW Civils & Groundworks Handicap Steeple Chase Class 5 3m 2.5f Good 3 9.5 4/1 Joshua Thompson 76
29 Aug 26 Cartmel Cengiz Sadik Memorial Handicap Steeple Chase (For The Cengiz Sadik Memorial Trophy) Class 5 2m 5f Good 5 13.5 9/2 Joshua Thompson 77
20 Jul 26 Cartmel Old Park Wood Handicap Steeple Chase Class 5 2m 5f Good 1 — 4/1 Joshua Thompson 75
28 Jun 26 Cartmel Holker Hall & Gardens Handicap Chase Class 5 3m 1.5f Good 4 7.5 10/1 Danny McMenamin 76
13 May 26 Perth Murrayshall Cairns Handicap Chase Class 5 3m Good To Soft 4 10.75 11/2 Danny McMenamin 78
31 Mar 26 Newcastle Cinch Self Storage cinchstorage.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 7.5f Good To Soft 1 — 10/3 Danny McMenamin 73
14 Mar 26 Newcastle Tanqueray At Say When Ponteland Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 7.5f Good To Soft 3 11.75 22/1 Joshua Thompson 75
25 Jan 26 Sedgefield Michael & Fred Watson Handicap Chase Class 5 3m 2.5f Good To Soft PU - 33/1 Alice Stevens 80
26 Dec 25 Wetherby William Hill Racing Bet Builder Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 3.5f Soft PU - 33/1 Alice Stevens 83
10 Dec 25 Hexham Tant Pis Handicap Chase Class 5 1m 7.5f Heavy UR - 25/1 Alice Stevens 86
28 Aug 24 Bellewstown John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 2m 1f Good 11 28 12/1 J J Slevin 84
21 Aug 24 Sligo Aidan Moffitt Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m 1.5f Soft 10 24 10/1 J J Slevin 86
8 Aug 24 Sligo Mulhern Leonard Chartered Accountants Maiden Hurdle 2m 4.5f Soft 4 25.5 40/1 Ambrose McCurtin 86
26 Jul 24 Kilbeggan Massey Ferguson Johnston Farm Equipment Longford Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 2m 3f Good To Yielding PU - 20/1 Jack G Gilligan 88
17 Jun 24 Kilbeggan www.kilbegganraces.com (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle 2m Good To Yielding 11 18 18/1 Mr J C Barry –
16 May 24 Clonmel Clonmel Racecourse Supporters Club Claiming Hurdle 2m 3f Good To Yielding 7 26 80/1 Ambrose McCurtin –
24 Nov 23 Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Point-To-Point Flat Race 2m Soft To Heavy 5 29.5 200/1 Mr J C Barry –
5 Jun 22 Kilbeggan Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 2m 2.5f Good To Yielding PU - 66/1 Philip Donovan –

Last time out

Finished 6 in the attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Steeple Chase (Go North Monet's Garden Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) at Newcastle on 27 October 2026. Made the running - overtaken at the 10th but stayed prominent in second - jumped untidily at the 11th - urged on after that obstacle - tired after 4 out and finished sixth.

Aill Dubh by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
26.5f 2 0 0% —
21f 2 1 50% —
23.5f 2 1 50% —
19f 2 0 0% —
16f 2 0 0% —
20f 1 0 0% —
25.5f 1 0 0% —
24f 1 0 0% —
19.5f 1 0 0% —
15.5f 1 0 0% —
17f 1 0 0% —
17.5f 1 0 0% —
20.5f 1 0 0% —
18.5f 1 0 0% —

Aill Dubh by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 6 1 17% —
Good To Soft 4 1 25% —
Good To Yielding 4 0 0% —
Soft 3 0 0% —
Heavy 1 0 0% —
Soft To Heavy 1 0 0% —

Aill Dubh by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Newcastle 3 1 33% —
Cartmel 3 1 33% —
Kilbeggan 3 0 0% —
Sedgefield 2 0 0% —
Sligo 2 0 0% —
Perth 1 0 0% —
Wetherby 1 0 0% —
Hexham 1 0 0% —
Bellewstown 1 0 0% —
Clonmel 1 0 0% —

Aill Dubh breeding

  • Sire Shantou (USA)
  • Dam Captain Carol (IRE)
  • Damsire Captain Rio (GB)
  • Breeder J O'Connor & Burgage Stud
  • Foaled 3 May 2017

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