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Convincing: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Convincing is a 5-year-old gelding by Make Believe, trained by Ciaran Murphy. He has won 1 of 20 starts and placed in 3 more, for £6,800 in prize money. His best trip is 2m, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 6:20 at Laytown on 10 September. His best performance rating is 95, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 20
  • Wins 1
  • Placed 4
  • Strike rate 5%
  • Prize money £6,800
  • Best rating 95
  • Official rating 93

Where Convincing runs next

Time Course Race Best price
6:20 Laytown Pride Of Place Maiden —

Convincing form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
26 Aug 26 Bellewstown (IRE) John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div I) 2m 1f Good 4 6.75 6/1 Eoghan Finegan 93
8 Aug 26 Kilbeggan (IRE) Kieran Kelly Memorial Handicap Hurdle 2m Good 1 — 8/1 Eoghan Finegan 87
22 Jul 26 Naas (IRE) O'Neill & Co. Apprentice Handicap 1m Good 5 2.25 11/1 Gabriella Hill 54
15 Jul 26 Killarney (IRE) Executive Helicopters Handicap 1m Good 11 11.5 6/1 Ben Coen 58
30 Mar 26 Navan Book Your Navan Summer BBQ Packages Apprentice Handicap 1m 2f Heavy 5 7.25 9/2 Conor Cusack 61
15 Mar 26 Curragh 1xBet.ie Supporting Irish Racing Handicap 1m Heavy 9 12.25 11/1 Ben Coen 63
5 Feb 26 Thurles Holycross Maiden Hurdle 2m Soft 7 48.75 150/1 Darragh O'Keeffe –
11 Jan 26 Punchestown Sky Bet, For The Fans Maiden Hurdle 2m 0.5f Soft To Heavy 13 59 125/1 E Walsh –
26 Dec 25 Limerick Signsplus Maiden Hurdle 2m Heavy 10 42.25 125/1 E Walsh –
21 Nov 25 Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap 1m 2.5f Standard 10 6 6/1 Patrick McGettigan 67
21 Oct 25 Curragh Final Furlong Podcast With 1xbet.ie Handicap 1m 2f Heavy 9 7.5 10/1 Shane Foley 67
12 Oct 25 Naas TRM Calphormin - Strong Foundation, Strong Future Apprentice Handicap 1m 2.5f Yielding 3 1.25 7/1 Gabriella Hill 64
20 Sep 25 Gowran Park Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Apprentice Handicap 1m 1.5f Heavy 5 9.25 11/1 Sam Coen 65
2 Aug 25 Galway Ardilaun Hotel Handicap 7f Yielding 9 10.75 11/2 Ben Coen 67
29 Jul 25 Galway Caulfield Industrial Handicap 1m 0.5f Yielding 5 1 22/1 Ben Coen 67
30 May 25 Down Royal BoyleSports Extra Places Every Day Handicap 7f Good 8 6 8/1 Shane Foley 69
13 May 25 Killarney Outlook Publications Maiden 1m Good 3 6.25 8/1 Colin Keane 71
7 Oct 24 Killarney Laurels Pub & Restaurant Median Auction Maiden 1m Heavy 3 2.5 22/1 Shane Foley –
15 Aug 24 Dundalk (AW) Bar One Racing Price Boosts All Channels Apprentice Maiden 7f Standard 6 8.5 9/4J Keithen Kennedy –
17 Jul 24 Killarney Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden 1m Good 4 3.5 5/1 W J Lee –

Last time out

Finished 4 in the John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div I) at Bellewstown (IRE) on 26 August 2026. Settled towards the back of the pack - pushed along three out - struggling into 6th two out - finished with a similar effort into 4th.

Convincing by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
8f 6 0 0%
16f 3 1 33%
7f 3 0 0%
10f 2 0 0%
10.5f 2 0 0%
17f 1 0 0%
16.5f 1 0 0%
9.5f 1 0 0%
8.5f 1 0 0%

Convincing by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 7 1 14%
Heavy 6 0 0%
Yielding 3 0 0%
Standard 2 0 0%
Soft 1 0 0%
Soft To Heavy 1 0 0%

Convincing by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Killarney 3 0 0%
Curragh 2 0 0%
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0%
Galway 2 0 0%
Bellewstown (IRE) 1 0 0%
Kilbeggan (IRE) 1 1 100%
Naas (IRE) 1 0 0%
Killarney (IRE) 1 0 0%
Navan 1 0 0%
Thurles 1 0 0%

Convincing breeding

  • Sire Make Believe (GB)
  • Dam Queen Of Malta (IRE)
  • Damsire Exceed And Excel (AUS)
  • Breeder Ms Maria Josefina Barrio
  • Foaled 5 March 2021

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