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Winemaker: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Winemaker is a 6-year-old gelding by Johnny Barnes, trained by Richard Hughes. He has won 5 of 35 starts and placed in 3 more. His best trip is 7f, where 2 wins from 12 is a 17% strike rate against 13% at every other distance. He runs next in the 4:23 at Lingfield (AW) on 10 September. His best performance rating is 84, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 35
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 8
  • Strike rate 14%
  • Best rating 84
  • Official rating 53

Where Winemaker runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:23 Lingfield (AW) Sasco Sauces Birthday Handicap (Div 1) —

Winemaker form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
24 Aug 26 Brighton Streamline Taxis Always Going The Distance Handicap Stakes Class 6 1m Good To Firm 9 31 13/2 Finley Marsh 53
6 Aug 26 Brighton JenningsBet In Hastings Handicap Stakes Class 6 1m Good To Firm 6 24.5 4/1 Finley Marsh 55
6 Jul 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Free Tips On attheraces.com Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 7 9.75 2/1 Finley Marsh 55
27 Mar 26 Dundalk (AW) Sunday 12th July Ladies Day At Dundalk Handicap (0-60) 7f Standard 3 .75 8/1 Shane Foley 57
15 Mar 26 Curragh Nua's Mobile Sensory Units Handicap 6f Heavy 8 9.5 17/2 Reese Holohan 57
28 Jan 26 Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) 7f Standard 4 2.5 10/3 Declan McDonogh 57
13 Jan 26 Dundalk (AW) Group Deals Available At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) 6f Standard 1 — 10/1 Declan McDonogh 52
5 Nov 25 Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race 6f Standard 5 3 8/1 Wayne Hassett 47
21 Mar 25 Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Winter Series Awards Day Handicap (47-65) 6f Standard 8 4.75 5/2F Jack Cleary 55
7 Mar 25 Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-70) 6f Standard 4 2.5 4/1J Gavin Ryan 57
21 Feb 25 Dundalk (AW) William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-70) 7f Standard 5 5.75 5/1 Gavin Ryan 59
14 Jan 25 Dundalk (AW) Group Deals Available At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) 6f Standard 7 6.25 11/2 Danny Sheehy 62
13 Dec 24 Dundalk (AW) William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-65) 6f Standard 9 4.25 14/1 Danny Sheehy 65
29 Nov 24 Dundalk (AW) Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (47-75) 6f Standard 10 8.75 10/1 Danny Sheehy 66
10 Aug 24 Curragh Sheehy Motors CUPRA Handicap 6f Good To Firm 13 8.75 28/1 Gavin Ryan 74
24 Jul 24 Naas NFP Handicap 6f Yielding 19 10.75 22/1 K W De Oliveira 74
22 Jun 24 Ayr 3B Crane Hire 10th Anniversary Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 6f Good To Firm 7 6.5 7/1 Danny Sheehy 75
2 Jun 24 Listowel Croom House Stud Handicap 6.5f Good 2 3.25 8/1 Gavin Ryan 75
6 May 24 Curragh Holden Plant Rentals Handicap (47-75) 6f Soft 14 16.5 11/1 Gavin Ryan 75
5 Apr 24 Dundalk (AW) Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap 6f Standard 6 2.25 4/1 Danny Sheehy 75
8 Mar 24 Dundalk (AW) PC Finance Handicap (47-70) 5f Standard 1 — 7/1 Gavin Ryan 70
16 Feb 24 Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap (47-70) 7f Standard 1 — 7/1 Danny Sheehy 66
2 Feb 24 Dundalk (AW) Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Claiming Race 7f Standard 4 1.75 6/1 Gavin Ryan 68
19 Jan 24 Dundalk (AW) Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-70) 7f Standard 5 2.5 17/2 K W De Oliveira 68
22 Dec 23 Dundalk (AW) TRM Champion Trainer & Jockey Awards 2023 Handicap (47-75) 7f Standard 3 1.75 28/1 Danny Sheehy 67
24 Nov 23 Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Rated Race 7f Standard 7 14.75 50/1 Danny Sheehy 70
8 Nov 23 Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-75) 1m Standard 10 4.25 66/1 K W De Oliveira 74
6 Oct 23 Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (70-100) 7f Standard 8 8.75 16/1 Gavin Ryan 76
12 Aug 23 Curragh QuinnBet Handicap 6f Good 18 12.75 10/1 Danny Sheehy 80
8 Jul 23 Naas TRM Supplements - Power Your Performance Race 7f Good 4 2.75 4/1 Gavin Ryan 79
28 Jun 23 Naas Lucan Bloodstock Build For The Boys Apprentice Handicap 1m Good 9 6 11/4F Dean Curran 79
3 Jun 23 Listowel Shay Rooney Handicap (47-75) 7f Good 1 — 13/2 Gavin Ryan 72
16 Oct 22 Naas Irish EBF Auction Series Race Final 7f Soft 14 24 66/1 Cristiano Martins –
25 Sep 22 Curragh Irish EBF Auction Series Race 6f Yielding To Soft 5 7.25 6/1 Gavin Ryan –
21 Aug 22 Naas Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden 6f Good 1 — 100/1 Gavin Ryan –

Last time out

Finished 9 in the Streamline Taxis Always Going The Distance Handicap Stakes at Brighton on 24 August 2026. Near the front early - dropped away 3f out and faded fast into the 2f marker - allowed to finish in own time well held in 9th.

Winemaker by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
6f 16 2 13%
7f 12 2 17%
8f 4 0 0%
5f 2 1 50%
6.5f 1 0 0%

Winemaker by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Standard 20 3 15%
Good 6 2 33%
Good To Firm 4 0 0%
Soft 2 0 0%
Heavy 1 0 0%
Yielding 1 0 0%
Yielding To Soft 1 0 0%

Winemaker by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Dundalk (AW) 19 3 16%
Curragh 5 0 0%
Naas 5 1 20%
Brighton 2 0 0%
Listowel 2 1 50%
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0%
Ayr 1 0 0%

Winemaker breeding

  • Sire Johnny Barnes (IRE)
  • Dam Faradiba (FR)
  • Damsire Motivator (GB)
  • Breeder Patrick Jeanneret
  • Foaled 22 May 2020

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