Early Bird (2019) Horse
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Early Bird is a 7yo b trained by Jonathan Sweeney in Cork. He is by Shirocco out of Lady Bernie. Early Bird has won 1 race. On 1st Jun 2025 at Tramore, he achieved his most significant win, earning $11002.00 NHF.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse 04-Feb-26 3699m HEAVY R3 CL1 NvH $1,500 (of $30,000), SP: 67.00 1st Oldschool Outlaw ( M Walsh 150 ) 2nd Place De La Nation ( P Townend 154 ) 9.00L 3rd Carry On Heidi ( D O'keeffe 150 ) 11.00L 4th Early Bird ( P Donovan 150 ) 32.00L See full results | P Donovan 68kg 32.00L | 4 (6) |
| Naas 15-Dec-25 3220m SOFT R6 MdH (of $12,000), SP: 67.00 1st Oldschool Outlaw ( J Kennedy 161 ) 2nd Bambino Fever ( P Townend 161 ) 0.50L 3rd Radiator Springs ( M O'connor 161 ) 11.00L 7th Early Bird ( P Donovan 161 , Cd 158 ) 17.25L See full results | P Donovan 73kg, Cd 71.7kg 17.25L | 7 (23) |
| Tramore 01-Jun-25 3260m SOFT R7 NHF $6,601 (of $11,002), Winning Time: 04:04.200, SP: 2.38 1st Early Bird ( A P Ryan 165 ) 2nd Crossbar Getaway ( H C Swan 165 ) 4.50L 3rd Fraher Field ( J L Gleeson 165 ) 1.00L See full results | A P Ryan 74.8kg | 1 (10) |
| Leopardstown 04-Mar-25 3220m SOFT R7 NHF $551 (of $11,002), Winning Time: 03:56.000, SP: 4.00 Tracked leaders, pushed along in 3rd 2f out, soon ridden, close 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th close home 1st Moon Eclipse ( P Cody 165 ) 2nd Oldschool Outlaw ( H C Swan 165 ) 0.50L 3rd Hello Jean ( J Townend 165 ) 0.20L 4th Early Bird ( D O'connor 165 ) 1.95L See full results | D O'connor 74.8kg 1.95L | 4 (14) |
| Limerick 26-Dec-24 3220m SOFT R7 NHF $210 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 06:54.300, SP: 3.50 Mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along 3f out, moderate 5th 2f out, no extra 1st Shesakindofmagic ( A B O'connor 165 ) 2nd Forceonmyown ( J M Halford 165 ) 2.50L 3rd So Far Away ( P Cody 165 ) 9.00L 6th Early Bird ( A P Ryan 165 , Cd 172 ) 37.75L See full results | A P Ryan 74.8kg, Cd 78kg 37.75L | 6 (12) |