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Poetic Focus: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Poetic Focus is a 6-year-old mare by Yeats, trained by A. Slattery. She has won 0 of 15 starts and placed in 2 more, for £4,000 in prize money. She was last seen finishing second at Clonmel (IRE) on 1 October 2026, and has no declared entry. Her best performance rating is 91, which is the figure to judge her against in this grade.

  • Runs 15
  • Wins 0
  • Placed 2
  • Strike rate 0%
  • Prize money £4,000
  • Best rating 91
  • Official rating 87

Poetic Focus form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
1 Oct 26 Clonmel (IRE) Glenary Handicap Hurdle 2m 7f Good 2 0.05 7/1 Cian Quirke 87
7 Sep 26 Galway (IRE) WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (Div II) 2m 6.5f Yielding 11 77.25 7/2F Danny Gilligan 87
10 Aug 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) Tim Kelly Group Handicap Hurdle 2m 6.5f Good 2 .5 4/1F Danny Gilligan 84
12 Jul 26 Sligo Kilcawley Construction Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 2m 4f Good 13 117.25 11/1 Cian Quirke 87
4 Jul 26 Bellewstown Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m 4.5f Good 5 12.5 12/1 Josh Younge 88
28 May 26 Limerick Frankie Dunworth Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 2m 6f Soft 7 42 8/1 Philip Donovan 89
8 Nov 25 Gowran Park Pat Carroll's Pub Kilkenny Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m 4f Heavy 12 42.75 25/1 Calum Hogan 91
2 Oct 25 Clonmel Glenary Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m 7f Yielding F - 10/1 Eoin Staples 92
8 Sep 25 Galway Galway Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) 2m 6.5f Good To Yielding 4 8.25 25/1 Sean O'Keeffe 92
8 Aug 25 Wexford Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) 3m Good To Yielding PU - 17/2 Eoin Staples 94
5 Jul 25 Bellewstown Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m 4.5f Good 5 19.25 66/1 Eoin Staples 95
2 Jun 25 Listowel Nora Canty Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m Good 11 32.5 28/1 Conor Stone-Walsh –
29 Dec 24 Limerick Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle 2m 3f Yielding To Soft PU - 100/1 Conor McNamara –
21 Nov 24 Thurles Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m 7f Good 6 13 50/1 Sean Cleary-Farrell –
12 Oct 24 Fairyhouse Adare Manor Opportunity Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m 4.5f Good 6 10 11/1 Sean Cleary-Farrell –

Last time out

Finished 2 in the Glenary Handicap Hurdle at Clonmel (IRE) on 1 October 2026. Made all the running - challenged 3 out - kept on strongly from the last - collared right on the line to finish 2nd.

Poetic Focus by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
23f 3 0 0% —
22.5f 3 0 0% —
20.5f 3 0 0% —
20f 2 0 0% —
22f 1 0 0% —
24f 1 0 0% —
16f 1 0 0% —
19f 1 0 0% —

Poetic Focus by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 8 0 0% —
Yielding 2 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 2 0 0% —
Soft 1 0 0% —
Heavy 1 0 0% —
Yielding To Soft 1 0 0% —

Poetic Focus by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Bellewstown 2 0 0% —
Limerick 2 0 0% —
Clonmel (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Ballinrobe (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Sligo 1 0 0% —
Gowran Park 1 0 0% —
Clonmel 1 0 0% —
Galway 1 0 0% —
Wexford 1 0 0% —

Poetic Focus breeding

  • Sire Yeats (IRE)
  • Dam Western Focus (IRE)
  • Damsire Westerner (GB)
  • Breeder Patrick Cashman
  • Foaled 20 March 2020

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