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Piccolo Player: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Piccolo Player is a 5-year-old gelding by Vadamos, trained by John Patrick Ryan. He has won 1 of 14 starts and placed in 4 more, for £3,650 in prize money. His best trip is 2m, where 1 win from 8 is a 13% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 4:32 at Cork on 11 October. His best performance rating is 116, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 14
  • Wins 1
  • Placed 5
  • Strike rate 7%
  • Prize money £3,650
  • Best rating 116
  • Official rating 104

Where Piccolo Player runs next

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

Piccolo Player form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
31 Aug 26 Downpatrick (IRE) Downpatrick Racecourse Style Awards Handicap Steeplechase 2m 2f Good 4 8.25 11/4F Daniel King 104
4 Aug 26 Roscommon (IRE) J.F. Hanley Groundscare Beginners Steeplechase 2m 0.5f Soft 3 15.5 4/1 Daniel King 104
17 Jul 26 Killarney (IRE) Lee Strand Novice Steeplechase (Div I) 2m 1f Good To Yielding 3 20 15/2 Daniel King 104
8 Jun 26 Roscommon Sweeney Oil Handicap Chase 2m 0.5f Yielding To Soft 6 22.5 6/1 Alan O'Sullivan 105
26 May 26 Ballinrobe Portwest Handicap Hurdle 2m Good 5 12.25 7/2F Daniel King 105
24 Apr 26 Kilbeggan Follow Kilbeggan On Social Media Handicap Hurdle 2m 0.5f Good To Yielding 2 7.5 9/2 Michael Kenneally 104
16 Apr 26 Limerick D'Icon Novice Handicap Hurdle 2m Soft To Heavy 4 15.75 5/2J Michael Kenneally 106
7 Mar 26 Gowran Park BOYLE Sports Cheltenham Bank Builder Jackpot Handicap Hurdle 2m Heavy 6 29.75 3/1 Michael Kenneally 108
22 Feb 26 Naas William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Hurdle 1m 7.5f Heavy 5 9.5 9/1 Michael Kenneally 109
18 Jan 26 Thurles Most Stylish Racegoers Handicap Hurdle 2m Yielding 3 13 20/1 Darragh O'Keeffe 109
29 Dec 25 Limerick QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 2m Soft To Heavy 9 24.75 14/1 Mr J M Halford 110
29 Nov 25 Fairyhouse Jack McInerney Memorial Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m Yielding To Soft 6 29 100/1 Shane Fitzgerald 110
18 Nov 25 Limerick Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 2m Heavy 1 — 8/1 Michael Kenneally –
2 Nov 25 Cork Paddy Power From The Horse's Mouth Podcast Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m Yielding 6 21.5 125/1 Shane Fitzgerald –

Last time out

Finished 4 in the Downpatrick Racecourse Style Awards Handicap Steeplechase at Downpatrick (IRE) on 31 August 2026. Settled towards the back - made progress 4 out - up to 4th 3 out and briefly 3rd - dropped back to 4th inside final furlong - held on for 4th without finding more.

Piccolo Player by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
16f 8 1 13% —
16.5f 3 0 0% —
18f 1 0 0% —
17f 1 0 0% —
15.5f 1 0 0% —

Piccolo Player by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Heavy 3 1 33% —
Good 2 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 2 0 0% —
Yielding To Soft 2 0 0% —
Soft To Heavy 2 0 0% —
Yielding 2 0 0% —
Soft 1 0 0% —

Piccolo Player by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Limerick 3 1 33% —
Downpatrick (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Roscommon (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Killarney (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Roscommon 1 0 0% —
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% —
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% —
Gowran Park 1 0 0% —
Naas 1 0 0% —
Thurles 1 0 0% —

Piccolo Player breeding

  • Sire Vadamos (FR)
  • Dam Mexican Sky (IRE)
  • Damsire Yeats (IRE)
  • Breeder Thomas James
  • Foaled 11 May 2021

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