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Birdie Or Bust: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Birdie Or Bust is an 8-year-old mare by Walk In The Park, trained by Henry De Bromhead. She has won 4 of 20 starts and placed in 6 more, for £12,065 in prize money. Her best trip is 2m, where 2 wins from 8 is a 25% strike rate against 17% at every other distance. She runs next in the 4:32 at Cork on 11 October. Her best performance rating is 135, which is the figure to judge her against in this grade.

  • Runs 20
  • Wins 4
  • Placed 10
  • Strike rate 20%
  • Prize money £12,065
  • Best rating 135
  • Official rating 140

Where Birdie Or Bust runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:32 Cork Co-Op Superstores Handicap Steeplechase —

Birdie Or Bust form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
16 Jul 26 Killarney (IRE) D. Ivo O'Sullivan Memorial Irish EBF Mares Hurdle 2m 4.5f Good 4 15 4/1 Harry Cobden 140
6 Jun 26 Punchestown Ladbrokes 'That's Ladisfaction' Handicap Chase 2m Good 3 9.25 12/1 Mike O'Connor 127
30 Apr 26 Punchestown Frontline Security Handicap Chase (Listed) 2m 0.5f Yielding PU - 33/1 Harry Cobden 130
5 Apr 26 Fairyhouse BOYLE Sports Novice Handicap Chase (Listed) 2m 0.5f Soft 9 56 16/1 Darragh O'Keeffe 132
15 Oct 25 Punchestown BetVictor Novice Chase (Grade 3) 2m 2.5f Good To Yielding 2 2.5 9/4 Mark Walsh 132
21 Sep 25 Listowel Kerrymaid Rated Novice Chase 2m 1.5f Yielding To Soft 1 — 5/1 Darragh O'Keeffe 129
23 Aug 25 Killarney O'Donoghue Ring Collection Handicap Chase (Listed) 2m 5f Good To Yielding 7 30.5 16/5F Darragh O'Keeffe 131
31 Jul 25 Galway Guinness Open Gate Brewery Novice Chase (Grade 3) 2m 2f Good 4 15.5 15/2 Mark Walsh 132
9 Jun 25 Roscommon Castlerea Novice Chase 2m Good UR - 5/4F Mike O'Connor 132
11 May 25 Killarney Donie Sheahan Memorial Irish EBF Mares Beginners Chase 2m 5f Yielding 1 — EvensF Mark Walsh 132
6 Feb 25 Thurles Horse & Jockey Beginners Chase 2m Good 9 24.5 12/1 Jody McGarvey –
27 Dec 24 Leopardstown Paddy Power From The Horses Mouth Podcast Beginners Chase 2m 1f Good To Yielding 5 10 11/4 Rachael Blackmore –
16 Nov 24 Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 2m 1f Yielding 4 10 11/2 Darragh O'Keeffe –
14 Mar 24 Cheltenham Ryanair Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 1f Soft 3 3.5 10/1 Rachael Blackmore 130
17 Dec 23 Thurles Billy Harney Memorial Irish EBF Mares Novice Hurdle (Listed) 2m Yielding 1 — 7/2 Rachael Blackmore 125
10 Nov 23 Down Royal Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Feathard Lady Mares Novice Hurdle (Fillies' And Mares' Grade 3) 2m 1f Soft 5 24.5 3/1 Rachael Blackmore –
1 Oct 23 Tipperary Boylesports Novice Hurdle (grade 3) 2m Soft 3 4.5 9/4F Rachael Blackmore –
4 May 23 Tipperary Hotel Minella Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m Good To Yielding 1 — 4/7F Rachael Blackmore –
25 Jan 23 Fairyhouse Easter Festival Early Bird Maiden Hurdle 2m Soft To Heavy 2 11 8/1 Rachael Blackmore –
1 Jan 23 Tramore David Flynn Construction Maiden Hurdle 2m Heavy 2 3.25 11/1 Conor Brassil –

Last time out

Finished 4 in the D. Ivo O'Sullivan Memorial Irish EBF Mares Hurdle at Killarney (IRE) on 16 July 2026. Settled in the pack - up to 2nd at the 3rd - went past to go in front before 2 out - passed and faded before the last then quickly dropped away in 4th.

Birdie Or Bust by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
16f 8 2 25% —
17f 4 0 0% —
16.5f 2 0 0% —
21f 2 1 50% —
20.5f 1 0 0% —
18.5f 1 0 0% —
17.5f 1 1 100% —
18f 1 0 0% —

Birdie Or Bust by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 5 0 0% —
Yielding 4 2 50% —
Soft 4 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 4 1 25% —
Yielding To Soft 1 1 100% —
Soft To Heavy 1 0 0% —
Heavy 1 0 0% —

Birdie Or Bust by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Punchestown 3 0 0% —
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% —
Killarney 2 1 50% —
Thurles 2 1 50% —
Tipperary 2 1 50% —
Killarney (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Listowel 1 1 100% —
Galway 1 0 0% —
Roscommon 1 0 0% —
Leopardstown 1 0 0% —

Birdie Or Bust breeding

  • Sire Walk In The Park (IRE)
  • Dam Bint Valkyrie (IRE)
  • Damsire Beneficial (GB)
  • Breeder Eclipse Bloodstock Ltd & G Hadden
  • Foaled 2 May 2018

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