Ireland 5yo

Emerald Army (IRE)

T: Ruth Carr · J: James Sullivan · O: P Blyth And C Marwood

By Invincible Army (IRE) out of Sonnet (IRE)

Form 730-5422866

6/1 Current odds

1/18 W/R

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Running today

18 runs
1 wins
placed
6% strike
0 d off
82 best RPR

Running today

Meijer Celebration Cup Handicap Stakes

16:10 · Thirsk · 7f · Good to Firm · Class 6

#2 No.

9-11 Weight

James Sullivan Jockey

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Recent form

Form figures 730-5422866 0 days off

6 6 8 2 2 4

At Thirsk 0/3 0 wins · 0 placed

On Good to Firm 0/4 0 wins · 2 placed

Over 7f 1/11 1 win · 6 placed

Best RPR 82 Career peak

Best TS 70 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 18 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 43
Win %: 6%
Placed %: 39%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

9 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Catterick — well clear of the 39% career baseline.

Catterick SPEC 67% 1-3-6
Redcar 0% 0-0-3
Thirsk 0% 0-0-3
Carlisle 100% 0-1-1
Leicester 100% 0-1-1
Wolverhampton (AW) 100% 0-1-1
Beverley 0% 0-0-1
Musselburgh 0% 0-0-1
Southwell (AW) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

4 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

Zak Wheatley 50% 1-4-10
James Sullivan NOW 17% 0-1-6
Warren Fentiman(3) 100% 0-1-1
David Nolan 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Declan Carroll 45% 1-4-11
Ruth Carr NOW 29% 0-2-7

Going Record

18 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 67% on Soft, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 50% 0-2-4
Good 30% 0-3-10
Good to Soft 0% 0-0-1
Soft 67% 1-1-3
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

18 classifiable runs

Leaning Best at seven trips (50% itm) but capable elsewhere.

Sprint ≤ 6f 20% 0-1-5
Seven 6½ – 7f 50% 1-5-12
Mile 7f – 1m1f 0% 0-0-1
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

16 Jul 2026 Meijer Celebration Cup Handicap Stakes Thirsk Class 6 6th/9 2.25 Good To Firm 7f James Sullivan OR 54 11/2

22 Jun 2026 Racing Again 8th July Handicap Catterick Class 6 6th/8 0.3 Good To Firm 7f J P Sullivan OR 55 9/2

16 Jun 2026 Biffa North Handicap Beverley Class 6 8th/14 1.5 Good 7½f James Sullivan OR 55 9/2

29 May 2026 Hoover - Performance That Lasts Handicap (Div II) Carlisle Class 6 2nd/8 1 Good 7f James Sullivan OR 53 100/30J

21 May 2026 Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Catterick Class 6 2nd/11 0.3 Good 7f Warren Fentiman OR 53 10/1

7 May 2026 Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap (Div II) Redcar Class 6 4th/11 2.75 Good 6f James Sullivan OR 54 7/2J

18 Apr 2026 Hunt Cup Next Meeting Saturday 2nd May Handicap Thirsk Class 6 5th/17 0 Good 6f James Sullivan OR 55 9/2J

5 Nov 2025 Musselburgh Annual Membership 2026 Handicap Musselburgh Class 6 T 10th/11 2.75 Soft 7f Zak Wheatley OR 56 11/2

28 Oct 2025 Jump Season Starts 21st November Handicap Catterick Class 6 T 3rd/10 0.3 Soft 6f Zak Wheatley OR 56 4/1

17 Oct 2025 Champions Full Gallop Tonight On ITV Handicap (Div I) Redcar Class 6 B 7th/11 2.5 Good 7f Zak Wheatley OR 58 13/2

Connections

Trainer: Ruth Carr 10%
Jockey: James Sullivan 6%
Owner: P Blyth And C Marwood
Sire: Invincible Army (IRE)
Dam: Sonnet (IRE)
Dam sire: Kyllachy
Country: Ireland
Age: 5yo

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