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Mr McWhinny: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Mr McWhinny is a 8-year-old gelding by Soldier Of Fortune, trained by T Ellis. He has won 1 of 20 starts and placed in 1 more, for £5,263 in prize money. He has won 1 of 9 on good ground, which is the surface to note. He runs next in the 4:30 at Newton Abbot on 7 September. His best performance rating is 88, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 20
  • Wins 1
  • Placed 2
  • Strike rate 5%
  • Prize money £5,263
  • Best rating 88
  • Official rating 83

Where Mr McWhinny runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:30 Newton Abbot Grandad Swales Happy 80th Birthday Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Steeple Chase —

Mr McWhinny form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
19 Aug 26 Worcester CopyBet Pay First Past The Post Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) Class 5 16.5f Good 4 4 15/8F Jack Andrews 83
18 Jul 26 Market Rasen Read Paul Townend's Betway Blog Handicap Steeple Chase Class 5 17f Good 1 — 6/4F Jack Andrews 78
13 Jun 26 Uttoxeter moogangetsknighted Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 24f Good 4 27.25 6/4F Jack Andrews 78
21 Jul 25 Cartmel Cartmel Handicap Chase Class 5 21f Soft 7 40.25 11/1 Jack G Gilligan 86
19 Jul 25 Cartmel MB Digital Handicap Chase Class 5 25.5f Good 5 89 8/1 Jack G Gilligan 86
1 Jul 25 Tipperary Baileys Hotel Cashel Beginners Chase 19.5f Yielding F - 80/1 Gavin Brouder 78
16 Jun 25 Kilbeggan Follow Kilbeggan On Facebook Beginners Chase 20f Good To Yielding UR - 125/1 Gavin Brouder –
7 Jun 25 Punchestown Ladbrokes 'Gaffer Of All Accas' Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 24f Good To Yielding 7 13.75 8/1 Mike O'Connor 80
13 May 25 Sligo Johnston Farm Equipment Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 20f Good 7 9.5 25/1 Jack G Gilligan 82
11 Apr 25 Ballinrobe Lodge At Ashford Castle Handicap Hurdle 21.5f Good 9 43.5 12/1 Jordan Gainford 85
13 Dec 24 Cork Follow Us On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f Yielding 12 38 18/1 Jack G Gilligan 87
19 Nov 24 Limerick Follow Us On Instagram At Limerick Races Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 24.5f Yielding PU - 5/1 Jack G Gilligan 88
5 Nov 24 Fairyhouse Sign Up To Fairyhouse Newsletter Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 24f Good 2 7.5 10/1 Jack G Gilligan 88
15 Oct 24 Punchestown William Hill Check Out Our Top Price Guarantees Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f Good 7 10.25 22/1 Danny Gilligan 89
30 Sep 24 Roscommon Regan Tractor And Jeep Sales Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 20.5f Soft 7 25.5 28/1 Danny Gilligan 90
6 Sep 24 Kilbeggan Sean Hughes Memorial Maiden Hurdle 16f Yielding 8 59.25 80/1 Jack G Gilligan –
1 Aug 24 Galway Guinness Time Flat Race 18f Good 11 28.75 150/1 Mr O T Gilligan –
23 Jul 24 Ballinrobe Jennings Meats Flat Race 15.5f Good To Yielding 6 28.75 200/1 Mr O T Gilligan –
4 Jul 24 Tipperary O'Driscoll's Irish Whiskey Maiden Hurdle 20.5f Yielding 15 35.25 80/1 Danny Gilligan –
21 May 24 Punchestown Tuesday Treat At Punchestown Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f Good To Yielding 10 39.5 80/1 Jack G Gilligan –

Last time out

Finished 4 in the CopyBet Pay First Past The Post Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) at Worcester on 19 August 2026. Settled midpack early - improved to press leading group by 4 out then hit third after clipping the second-last - stayed on without threatening to finish 4th.

Mr McWhinny by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
20f 4 0 0%
24f 3 0 0%
20.5f 2 0 0%
16f 2 0 0%
16.5f 1 0 0%
17f 1 1 100%
21f 1 0 0%
25.5f 1 0 0%
19.5f 1 0 0%
21.5f 1 0 0%
24.5f 1 0 0%
18f 1 0 0%
15.5f 1 0 0%

Mr McWhinny by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 9 1 11%
Yielding 5 0 0%
Good To Yielding 4 0 0%
Soft 2 0 0%

Mr McWhinny by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Punchestown 3 0 0%
Cartmel 2 0 0%
Tipperary 2 0 0%
Kilbeggan 2 0 0%
Ballinrobe 2 0 0%
Worcester 1 0 0%
Market Rasen 1 1 100%
Uttoxeter 1 0 0%
Sligo 1 0 0%
Cork 1 0 0%

Mr McWhinny breeding

  • Sire Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
  • Dam Kala Brandy (IRE)
  • Damsire Kalanisi (IRE)
  • Breeder Paul Townend
  • Foaled 30 April 2018

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