Ireland 8yo

Pillar Of Hope

T: P Sweeney · J: Patrick McGettigan · O: P Sweeney

By Awtaad out of Great Hope

Form 574124-8804

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6/41 W/R

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41 runs
6 wins
placed
15% strike
43 d off
105 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 574124-8804 43 days off

4 0 8 8 4 2

On Good 1/9 1 win · 1 placed

Over 1m4f 1/4 1 win · 1 placed

Best RPR 105 Career peak

Best TS 61 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 32
Win %: 15%
Placed %: 20%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

16 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Curragh (IRE), Redcar — well clear of the 20% career baseline.

Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 11% 0-1-9
Curragh (IRE) SPEC 40% 1-1-5
Leopardstown (IRE) 25% 1-0-4
Redcar SPEC 67% 2-0-3
Newcastle (AW) 33% 1-0-3
Kempton (AW) 0% 0-0-3
Beverley 50% 1-0-2
Ballinrobe (IRE) 0% 0-0-2
Down Royal (IRE) 0% 0-0-2
Galway (IRE) 0% 0-0-2
Carlisle 0% 0-0-1
Leicester 0% 0-0-1
Punchestown (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Roscommon (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Wolverhampton (AW) 0% 0-0-1
York 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

16 jockeys · 6 trainers

Jockeys

Patrick McGettigan NOW 27% 2-1-11
Seamie Heffernan 0% 0-0-7
Jason Hart 40% 2-0-5
Joe Fanning 25% 1-0-4
Franny Norton 50% 1-0-2
Luke McAteer 50% 0-1-2
Adam Caffrey 0% 0-0-1
Connor Beasley 0% 0-0-1
Conor Stone-Walsh 0% 0-0-1
Daniel King 0% 0-0-1
Daniel Muscutt 0% 0-0-1
Jack Mitchell 0% 0-0-1
Oliver Stammers 0% 0-0-1
Robbie Colgan 0% 0-0-1
Robert Whearty 0% 0-0-1
Rory Mulligan 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

P Sweeney NOW 27% 2-2-15
H D McGuigan 0% 0-0-10
Charlie Johnston 25% 2-0-8
Charlie & Mark Johnston 25% 1-0-4
Mark Johnston 33% 1-0-3
C Moore 0% 0-0-1

Going Record

38 classifiable runs

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

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 50% 1-0-2
Good 10% 1-1-20
Good to Soft 27% 3-0-11
Soft 0% 0-0-2
Heavy 67% 1-1-3

Distance Record

41 classifiable runs

Allrounder Versatile — handles a range of trips with similar effectiveness.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f 0% 0-0-2
Mile 7f – 1m1f 10% 2-0-20
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 35% 4-2-17
Staying ≥ 1m4f 0% 0-0-2

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

4 Jun 2026 BOYLE Sports Best Odds From 8am Handicap Leopardstown (IRE) 4th/15 1.25 Soft 1m1f Patrick McGettigan OR 77 14/1

23 May 2026 Keadeen Hotel Handicap (Premier Handicap) Curragh (IRE) 18th/20 1 Good 1m2f Rory Mulligan OR 80 33/1

8 May 2026 KOG Logistics Handicap Ballinrobe (IRE) 8th/14 2.5 Good To Yielding 1m5f Luke McAteer OR 82 16/1

28 Mar 2026 Feel The Rush With 1xBet.ie Handicap Curragh (IRE) 8th/14 2 Soft To Heavy 1m Patrick McGettigan OR 83 16/1

2 Nov 2025 Finlay Volvo Premier Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap) Curragh (IRE) 4th/23 1.25 Heavy 1m Patrick McGettigan OR 82 14/1

21 Oct 2025 Final Furlong Podcast With 1xbet.ie Handicap Curragh (IRE) 2nd/25 .5 Heavy 1m2f Patrick McGettigan OR 77 5/2F

19 Oct 2025 Christmas Festival Tickets On Sale Now Handicap Leopardstown (IRE) 1st/18 +0 Heavy 1m2f Patrick McGettigan OR 70 17/2

29 Sep 2025 Molson Coors Beverage Company Handicap Down Royal (IRE) 4th/13 2.25 Yielding 1m5f Patrick McGettigan OR 70 5/1

19 Aug 2025 Campbell's Bar Ballinlough Handicap Roscommon (IRE) 7th/12 2.5 Good 1m4f Patrick McGettigan OR 72 7/2

2 Aug 2025 McDonogh Capital Investments Handicap Galway (IRE) 5th/18 0.3 Yielding 1m4f Patrick McGettigan OR 72 11/2

Connections

Trainer: P Sweeney 7%
Jockey: Patrick McGettigan 8%
Owner: P Sweeney
Sire: Awtaad
Dam: Great Hope
Dam sire: Halling
Country: Ireland
Age: 8yo

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