Birdie Or Bust (2018) Horse

Foal Date

02-May-18

Colour

bay

Sire

Walk In The Park

Dam

Bint Valkyrie

Prize Money

125027

Trainer

H De Bromhead

Owners

John P McManus

About

In the Fairyhouse R6 BOYLE Sports Novice Handicap Chase (Listed), Birdie Or Bust is an 8yo gelding trained by H De Bromhead. He is by Walk In The Park out of Bint Valkyrie. To date, the horse has secured four victories. Its biggest triumph came on 17th Dec 2023 at Thurles, where it won the listed Billy Harney Memorial Irish EBF Mares Novice Hurdle, earning $19274.00.

Raced At

Punchestown • Listowel • Killarney • Galway • Roscommon • Thurles • Leopardstown • Navan • Cheltenham • Down Royal • Tipperary • Fairyhouse • Tramore

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Punchestown 15-Oct-25 3690m SOFT R4 CL1 NvCh $6,000 (of $30,000), SP: 3.25 1st King Of Kingsfield ( J Kennedy 159 ) 2nd Birdie Or Bust ( M Walsh 152 ) 2.50L 3rd War Correspondent ( D Gilligan 155 ) 6.00L See full results	M Walsh 68.9kg 2.50L	2 (6)
Listowel 21-Sep-25 3560m SOFT R5 NvCh $10,500 (of $17,501), Winning Time: 04:30.800, SP: 6.00 1st Birdie Or Bust ( D O'keeffe 161 ) 2nd The Electrical Kid ( M O'connor 156 ) 2.50L 3rd Hashtag Pretender ( S Flanagan 156 ) 2.50L See full results	D O'keeffe 73kg	1 (8)
Killarney 23-Aug-25 4190m GOOD R7 CL1 HcpCh (of $45,001), Winning Time: 05:06.500, SP: 4.20 1st Coming Up Easy ( J Gainford 159 ) 2nd Dreal Deal ( S Torrens 157 ) 5.50L 3rd Solitary Man ( P Kavanagh 165 ) 8.00L 7th Birdie Or Bust ( D O'keeffe 158 ) 30.50L See full results	D O'keeffe 71.7kg 30.50L	7 (13)
Galway 31-Jul-25 3670m GOOD R1 CL1 NvCh $2,000 (of $40,001), Winning Time: 04:29.500, SP: 8.50 1st Gold Dancer ( S O'keeffe 155 ) 2nd Westport Cove ( P Townend 155 ) 2.50L 3rd Intellotto ( J J Slevin 155 ) 9.50L 4th Birdie Or Bust ( M Walsh 148 ) 15.50L See full results	M Walsh 67.1kg 15.50L	4 (11)
Roscommon 10-Jun-25 3250m GOOD R1 NvCh (of $12,501), Winning Time: 03:52.700, SP: 5.00 Close 2nd, bad mistake and unseated rider 2nd 1st Itsalladream ( G Brouder 156 ) 2nd Encanto Bruno ( K Buckley 156 ) 16.00L 3rd Donnie Devito ( T P Harney 156 ) 1.50L UPL Birdie Or Bust ( M O'connor 154 ) 0.00L See full results	M O'connor 69.9kg 0.00L	UPD (7)
Killarney 11-May-25 4190m SOFT R6 Ch $9,000 (of $15,000), SP: 2.00 Led, joined briefly 2 out and slight mistake, soon left clear, not extended 1st Birdie Or Bust ( M Walsh 161 ) 2nd Media Naranja ( S Ewing 161 ) 7.00L 3rd Me Wee Bonnie Lass ( K Donoghue 161 ) 2.50L See full results	M Walsh 73kg	1 (5)
Thurles 07-Feb-25 3220m GOOD R1 Ch (of $11,002), Winning Time: 04:01.900, SP: 13.00 Mid-division best, ridden and no impression 2 out 1st Special Cadeau ( D J O'keeffe 166 ) 2nd Westport Cove ( M J M O'sullivan 166 ) 2.50L 3rd What's Up Darling ( S Ewing 166 ) 1.50L 9th Birdie Or Bust ( J S Mcgarvey 159 ) 24.50L See full results	J S Mcgarvey 72.1kg 24.50L	9 (15)
Leopardstown 27-Dec-24 3420m SOFT R2 Ch $526 (of $17,500), Winning Time: 04:15.500, SP: 3.75 Tracked leader, left in lead before 3rd, not fluent at 5th, headed before last, dropped to 3rd run-in, weakened 1st Jeannot Lapin ( R A Doyle 166 ) 2nd What's Up Darling ( S Ewing 166 ) 2.50L 3rd No Flies On Him ( M M Mcdonagh 166 ) 7.00L 5th Birdie Or Bust ( R Blackmore 159 ) 10.00L See full results	R Blackmore 72.1kg 10.00L	5 (13)
Navan 16-Nov-24 3420m SOFT R7 Ch $775 (of $15,500), Winning Time: 04:21.200, SP: 6.50 Mid-division, 5th after 4 out, pushed along in 5th 3 out, ridden in 4th next, no impression on leaders 1st Down Memory Lane ( M P Walsh 166 ) 2nd King Of Kingsfield ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 7.00L 3rd Nurburgring ( D E Mullins 158 ) 8.75L 4th Birdie Or Bust ( D O'keeffe 159 ) 10.00L See full results	D O'keeffe 72.1kg 10.00L	4 (9)
Cheltenham 14-Mar-24 3380m SOFT R6 NvH $11,140 (of $71,491), Winning Time: 04:20.600, SP: 10/1 Chased leaders, took keen hold, went 2nd before 2nd, led 2 out, headed before last where jumped left, held in 3rd final 100 yards, kept on 1st Golden Ace ( L Williams 156 ) 2nd Brighterdaysahead ( J W Kennedy 161 ) 1.75L 3rd Birdie Or Bust ( R Blackmore 161 ) 3.50L See full results	R Blackmore 73kg 3.50L	3 (8)
Thurles 17-Dec-23 3200m SOFT R4 NvH $18,000 (of $19,274), Winning Time: 04:04.000, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders and 2nd halfway, took closer order to challenge 2 out, ridden before last and 3 lengths down, soon slightly hampered and lead, asserted run-in 1st Birdie Or Bust ( R Blackmore 151 ) 2nd Fun Fun Fun ( P Townend 151 ) 3.25L 3rd Pastorale ( A P Heskin 151 ) 0.75L See full results	R Blackmore 68.5kg	1 (9)
Down Royal 10-Nov-23 3390m SOFT R3 NvH $975 (of $20,881), Winning Time: 04:07.900, SP: 3/1 Chased leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along on inner and dropped to 5th entering straight, soon no extra and kept on one pace 1st Brighterdaysahead ( J W Kennedy 150 ) 2nd Banntown Girl ( D E Mullins 150 ) 4.75L 3rd Williamstowndancer ( P Townend 157 ) 13.00L 5th Birdie Or Bust ( R Blackmore 150 , Cd 0 ) 24.50L See full results	R Blackmore 68kg, Cd 0 24.50L	5 (12)
Tipperary 01-Oct-23 3260m SOFT R4 NvH $3,000 (of $19,274), Winning Time: 03:59.100, SP: 9/4 Tracked leaders, soon 2nd, led 5th, joined approaching straight, pushed along and headed before 2 out, ridden in 2nd and no impression when mistake last, soon no extra in 3rd, kept on one pace 1st Williamstowndancer ( D E Mullins 152 ) 2nd Bialystok ( P Townend 155 ) 2.75L 3rd Birdie Or Bust ( R Blackmore 148 ) 4.50L See full results	R Blackmore 67.1kg 4.50L	3 (6)
Tipperary 05-May-23 3170m GOOD R1 MdH $6,300 (of $10,500), Winning Time: 03:53.800, SP: 1.57 Soon disputed, led 2nd, asserted 2 out, clear before last, not extended 1st Birdie Or Bust ( R Blackmore 153 ) 2nd Something Abouther ( A Coleman 161 ) 14.00L 3rd Baby Chou ( S F O'keeffe 153 ) 9.00L	R Blackmore 69.4kg	1 (19)
Fairyhouse 25-Jan-23 3220m SOFT R4 MdH $2,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:27.030, SP: 9.00 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 5th 4 out, 3rd after next, went 2nd before 2 out, pushed along and no impression on winner when slight mistake last, kept on one pace 1st In Excess ( S F O'keeffe 158 ) 2nd Birdie Or Bust ( R Blackmore 151 ) 11.00L 3rd Firm Footings ( D N Russell 166 ) 20.00L See full results	R Blackmore 68.5kg 11.00L	2 (16)
Tramore 01-Jan-23 3260m HEAVY R1 CLMdH $2,100 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 04:20.090, SP: 12.00 In touch, 6th after 5th, progress before 2 out, improved to 3rd on outer before last, kept on in 2nd closing stages, not trouble winner 1st Quais De Paris ( P Townend 158 ) 2nd Birdie Or Bust ( C Brassil 151 ) 3.25L 3rd Soldier Solid ( S Fitzgerald 158 ) 0.50L See full results	C Brassil 68.5kg 3.25L	2 (18)