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Set The Tone: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Set The Tone is a 5-year-old mare by Vocalised, trained by David M O'Brien. She has won 1 of 19 starts and placed in 3 more, for £8,200 in prize money. She has won 1 of 8 on good ground, which is the surface to note. She runs next in the 6:10 at Ballinrobe on 11 September. Her best performance rating is 92, which is the figure to judge her against in this grade.

  • Runs 19
  • Wins 1
  • Placed 4
  • Strike rate 5%
  • Prize money £8,200
  • Best rating 92
  • Official rating 75

Where Set The Tone runs next

Time Course Race Best price
6:10 Ballinrobe Lodge At Ashford Castle Handicap Steeplechase —

Set The Tone form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
14 Aug 26 Tramore (IRE) I.P.R.S. Handicap Steeplechase 2m 6f Good 2 4.75 13/2 Josh Williamson 75
7 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) SIS Handicap Hurdle 3m Good 6 21.25 3/1F Conor Stone-Walsh 82
23 Jul 26 Wexford (IRE) Cottage Autism Network Handicap Hurdle (Div I) 3m Good 1 — 5/1 Conor Stone-Walsh 76
2 Jul 26 Limerick Munster Suite At Limerick Races Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 2m 6.5f Good 2 6.5 66/1 Conor Stone-Walsh 75
29 May 26 Tramore Tramore Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m 5.5f Good PU - 25/1 Sean Flanagan 78
14 May 26 Clonmel Bet With Tote.ie On Racing & Sports Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) 2m 3.5f Good To Yielding 10 27.75 50/1 Sean Flanagan 81
19 Apr 26 Tramore SETU Students Day April 20th Handicap Chase (0-100) 1m 7.5f Yielding 8 28 33/1 Sean Flanagan 85
26 Feb 26 Clonmel William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle 2m 0.5f Heavy PU - 50/1 Sean O'Keeffe 88
5 Feb 26 Thurles Racing Again On The 19th February Handicap Chase 2m 2f Soft PU - 100/1 Ryan Treacy 90
17 May 25 Wexford Slaney River Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m 1f Good 10 43.5 25/1 Ryan Treacy 94
14 Apr 25 Tramore Anne Valley Walk Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m 5.5f Yielding 10 69.5 17/2 Sean Flanagan 95
13 Apr 25 Tramore QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m 5.5f Yielding 4 13.75 7/1 Sean Flanagan 95
22 Feb 25 Fairyhouse Download The Tote App Handicap Hurdle 2m Soft 6 43.75 22/1 Sean Flanagan 98
26 Dec 24 Limerick Aqua Process Solutions 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 2m Yielding To Soft 13 90.5 100/1 Ryan Treacy 99
26 Oct 24 Galway Renvyle House Hotel 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 2m 0.5f Yielding To Soft 6 14.25 14/1 Sean Flanagan 99
5 Oct 24 Gowran Park www.gowranpark.ie 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 2m Good 3 .5 20/1 Sean Flanagan –
13 Sep 24 Ballinrobe Kog Logistics 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 2m 2f Good 4 6.75 80/1 Sean Flanagan –
22 Aug 24 Killarney Bordeaux Racecourse 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 2m 1f Good To Yielding 8 18.75 80/1 Sean O'Keeffe –
12 Aug 24 Ballinrobe C.J. Sheeran Ltd 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 2m 1f Yielding To Soft 7 20 40/1 Danny Gilligan –

Last time out

Finished 2 in the I.P.R.S. Handicap Steeplechase at Tramore (IRE) on 14 August 2026. Held up towards the back - still 8th at halfway - improved into contention 3 out - driven approaching 2 out and again before the last - stayed on but unable to overhaul winner up the straight - finished 2nd beaten under 5 lengths.

Set The Tone by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
21.5f 3 0 0%
17f 3 0 0%
16f 3 0 0%
24f 2 1 50%
16.5f 2 0 0%
18f 2 0 0%
22f 1 0 0%
22.5f 1 0 0%
19.5f 1 0 0%
15.5f 1 0 0%

Set The Tone by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 8 1 13%
Yielding 3 0 0%
Yielding To Soft 3 0 0%
Good To Yielding 2 0 0%
Soft 2 0 0%
Heavy 1 0 0%

Set The Tone by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Tramore 4 0 0%
Wexford (IRE) 2 1 50%
Limerick 2 0 0%
Clonmel 2 0 0%
Ballinrobe 2 0 0%
Tramore (IRE) 1 0 0%
Thurles 1 0 0%
Wexford 1 0 0%
Fairyhouse 1 0 0%
Galway 1 0 0%

Set The Tone breeding

  • Sire Vocalised (USA)
  • Dam Absolutus (USA)
  • Damsire Perfect Soul (IRE)
  • Breeder J S Bolger
  • Foaled 30 March 2021

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