Ireland 6yo

Poetic Focus

T: A. Slattery · J: Cian Quirke · O: Sean Cleere

By Yeats out of Western Focus

Form P4F0-750202

5/1 Current odds

0/15 W/R

89 RPR

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15 runs
0 wins
placed
0% strike
15 d off
90 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures P4F0-750202 15 days off

2 0 2 0 5 7

On Good 0/8 0 wins · 2 placed

Best RPR 90 Career peak

Best TS 77 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 15 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 85
Mean: 22
Win %: 0%
Placed %: 13%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

13 venues

Career strike 13%; best at Bellewstown (0% from 2 runs).

Bellewstown 0% 0-0-2
Limerick 0% 0-0-2
Ballinrobe (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Clonmel (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Clonmel 0% 0-0-1
Fairyhouse 0% 0-0-1
Galway 0% 0-0-1
Galway (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Gowran Park 0% 0-0-1
Listowel 0% 0-0-1
Sligo 0% 0-0-1
Thurles 0% 0-0-1
Wexford 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

10 jockeys · 3 trainers

Jockeys

Eoin Staples(5) 0% 0-0-3
Cian Quirke NOW 50% 0-1-2
Danny Gilligan 50% 0-1-2
Sean Cleary-Farrell 0% 0-0-2
Calum Hogan 0% 0-0-1
Conor McNamara 0% 0-0-1
Conor Stone-Walsh 0% 0-0-1
Josh Younge 0% 0-0-1
Philip Donovan 0% 0-0-1
Sean O'Keeffe 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

A. Slattery NOW 33% 0-2-6
Paul Nolan 0% 0-0-6
Barry J Fitzgerald 0% 0-0-3

Going Record

13 classifiable runs

Mixed No clear going preference — moderate strike on every surface they've tried.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 25% 0-2-8
Good to Soft 0% 0-0-2
Soft 0% 0-0-2
Heavy 0% 0-0-1

Distance Record

15 classifiable runs

Mixed No standout trip — every bracket comes in around the same modest strike rate.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f 13% 0-2-15

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

1 Oct 2026 Glenary Handicap Hurdle Clonmel (IRE) T 2nd/15 0.05 Good 2m7f Cian Quirke OR 87 7/1

7 Sep 2026 WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (Div II) Galway (IRE) T 11th/19 48 Yielding 2m6½f Danny Gilligan OR 87 7/2F

10 Aug 2026 Tim Kelly Group Handicap Hurdle Ballinrobe (IRE) 2nd/16 .5 Good 2m6½f Danny Gilligan OR 84 4/1F

12 Jul 2026 Kilcawley Construction Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Sligo 13th/15 74 Good 2m4f116y Cian Quirke OR 87 11/1

4 Jul 2026 Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Bellewstown 5th/15 2.5 Good 2m4f110y Josh Younge OR 88 12/1

28 May 2026 Frankie Dunworth Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Limerick 7th/12 19 Soft 2m6f Philip Donovan OR 89 8/1

8 Nov 2025 Pat Carroll's Pub Kilkenny Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Gowran Park HT 12th/19 3.5 Heavy 2m3f180y Calum Hogan OR 91 25/1

2 Oct 2025 Glenary Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Clonmel HT F - Yielding 2m6f170y Eoin Staples OR 92 10/1

8 Sep 2025 Galway Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Galway HT 4th/18 5.5 Good To Yielding 2m6f97y Sean O'Keeffe OR 92 25/1

8 Aug 2025 Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Wexford H PU - Good To Yielding 3m Eoin Staples OR 94 17/2

Connections

Trainer: A. Slattery 11%
Jockey: Cian Quirke 9%
Owner: Sean Cleere
Sire: Yeats
Dam: Western Focus
Dam sire: Westerner
Country: Ireland
Age: 6yo

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