Poetic Focus (2020) Horse
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Poetic Focus is a 6yo bay horse trained by A Slattery. He is by Yeats out of Western Focus. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in 14 starts. In his latest start at Galway on 8 Sep 2026, Danny Gilligan rode him to an 11th‑place finish, behind winner Grace Faraday.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Galway 08-Sep-26 4514m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $16,143), SP: 4.50 1st Grace Faraday ( J Smith 158 , Cd 153 ) 2nd Midleton Rare ( E Dunseath 167 , Cd 160 ) 4.50L 3rd Strong Contender ( C Smithers 162 , Cd 155 ) 12.50L 11th Poetic Focus ( D Gilligan 155 ) 77.40L See full results | D Gilligan 70.3kg 77.4kgL | 11 (23) |
| Ballinrobe 11-Aug-26 4529m GOOD R7 HcpH $3,262 (of $9,786), Winning Time: 05:32.800, SP: 5.00 1st Nothing Hectic ( P Enright 168 ) 2nd Poetic Focus ( D Gilligan 154 ) 0.50L 3rd Pilgrims Walk ( R Sugrue 162 ) 1.50L See full results | D Gilligan 69.9kg 0.50L | 2 (19) |
| Sligo 12-Jul-26 4129m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $16,416), Winning Time: 04:59.800, SP: 12.00 1st Lilac Lady ( A King 164 , Cd 157 ) 2nd Poppycon ( P Enright 162 ) 3.25L 3rd Dream Shaper ( P Cleary 149 , Cd 142 ) 5.00L 13th Poetic Focus ( C Quirke 155 ) 117.30L See full results | C Quirke 70.3kg 53.2kgL | 13 (18) |
| Bellewstown 05-Jul-26 4124m GOOD R5 HcpH $596 (of $11,880), Winning Time: 04:57.900, SP: 13.00 1st Clever Court ( S O'callaghan 140 ) 2nd Whiskey Serenade ( E Finegan 156 ) 1.75L 3rd Clone Cross ( A Kelly 162 ) 4.00L 5th Poetic Focus ( J Younge 156 , Cd 152 ) 12.50L See full results | J Younge 70.8kg, Cd 68.9kg 12.50L | 5 (19) |
| Limerick 29-May-26 4426m SOFT R7 HcpH (of $9,742), SP: 9.00 1st Mickey Hulie ( D Mullins 159 ) 2nd Island Mccoo ( S Flanagan 152 ) 2.50L 3rd The Striker Dylan ( B Hayes 159 ) 5.50L 7th Poetic Focus ( P Donovan 157 , Cd 154 ) 42.00L See full results | P Donovan 71.2kg, Cd 69.9kg 42.00L | 7 (14) |