Banbridge (2016) Horse
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Banbridge is a ten-year-old chestnut gelding, sired by Doyen and out of Old Carton Lass. He races under the guidance of J P O'Brien and belongs to R A Bartlett. Out of 30 starts, he has secured twelve victories and placed in the top three on six occasions, accumulating earnings of $1,253,913. His most recent outing took place at Gowran Park on 1 September 2026, where he finished 1st out of 17 runners.
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Down Royal • Gowran Park • Aintree • Cheltenham • Kempton • Cork • Punchestown • Navan • Leopardstown • Fairyhouse • Galway • Roscommon • Killarney • ThurlesRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Down Royal 01-Nov-26 4828m GOOD R5 BetVictor, Remembering Envoi Allen Champion Chase (Grade 1), SP: 3.25 | J J Slevin short head | 3 (5) |
| Gowran Park 01-Sep-26 2816m SOFT R8 Md $10,704 (of $17,840) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:07.210, SP: 5.00 1st Banbridge ( J M Sheridan 135 ) 2nd Ballybawn Belter ( S Heffernan 130 ) 2.00L 3rd Antrim Coast ( L Mcateer 135 ) 3.25L See full results | J M Sheridan 61.2kg | 1 (17) |
| Aintree 11-Apr-26 6907m SOFT R6 CL1 HcpChNHF (of $1,001,941), SP: 34.00 1st I Am Maximus ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Iroko ( J O Jr 155 ) 2.50L 3rd Jordans ( B Jones 148 ) 1.25L Banbridge ( J J Slevin 165 ) 0.00L | J J Slevin 74.8kg 0.00L | UPD (37) |
| Cheltenham 13-Mar-26 4139m SOFT R5 CL1 Ch $75,190 (of $414,307), Winning Time: 05:07.340, SP: 4.00 1st Heart Wood ( D O'keeffe 164 ) 2nd Jonbon ( N D Boinville 164 ) 10.00L 3rd Banbridge ( S Bowen 164 ) 12.00L See full results | S Bowen 74.4kg 12.00L | 3 (9) |
| Kempton 26-Dec-25 4828m GOOD R4 CL1 Ch $107,529 (of $302,517), Winning Time: 05:49.130, SP: 17.00 1st The Jukebox Man ( B Jones 164 ) 2nd Banbridge ( S Bowen 164 ) 0.10L 3rd Gaelic Warrior ( P Townend 164 ) 0.00L See full results | S Bowen 74.4kg 0.10L | 2 (8) |
| Cork 07-Dec-25 3400m SOFT R7 CL1 Ch $8,765 (of $105,185), Winning Time: 04:14.000, SP: 21.00 1st Found A Fifty ( J Kennedy 164 ) 2nd Majborough ( M Walsh 168 ) 1.50L 3rd Energumene ( P Townend 164 ) 7.50L 4th Banbridge ( J J Slevin 168 ) 29.00L See full results | J J Slevin 76.2kg 29.00L | 4 (5) |
| Punchestown 30-Apr-25 5023m YIELDING CL1 Chase, SP: 4/1 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along after 3 out and dropped to rear before next, soon no extra | J J Slevin 74.4kg 23l | 4 (4) |
| Cheltenham 14-Mar-25 5294m GOOD TO SOFT CL1 Chase, SP: 13/2 Chased leader until 2nd, in touch in mid-division, mistake 7th, headway 13th, hit 15th, lost place 18th, well beaten from after 3 out | J J Slevin 74.4kg 1 1/4 length | 7 (9) |
| Kempton 26-Dec-24 4828m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL1 Chase, SP: 7/1 Held up towards rear, closed from 4 out, went 9 lengths 2nd 3 out, closed 2 out, challenged last, soon led, stayed on well | Paul Townend 74.4kg | 1 (11) |
| Cork 08-Dec-24 3365m YIELDING (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL1 Chase, SP: 16/1 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway into 2nd 3 out, pushed along and 1 length down when mistake and unseated rider last | R Deegan 76.2kg | UPL (8) |
| Navan 16-Nov-24 3219m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) CL1 Chase, SP: 10/3 Tracked leaders, not fluent 4th and dropped to rear, pushed along after 4 out, ridden and no impression in moderate 4th 3 out, no extra | Paul Townend 76.2kg 27l | 4 (6) |
| Punchestown 30-Apr-24 3308m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) CL1 Chase, SP: 6/1 Rear of mid-division, niggled along at 3rd, bumped slightly on landing 4 out, pushed along 3 out, ridden in moderate 4th 2 out, headway into 3rd before last, ran on strongly run-in to lead near line | J J Slevin 75.3kg | 1 (9) |
| Cheltenham 14-Mar-24 4139m SOFT CL1 Chase, SP: 4/1 Close up, pushed along 4 out, weakened soon after 3 out, tailed off | J J Slevin 74.4kg 40l | 9 (11) |
| Kempton 13-Jan-24 4124m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL1 Chase, SP: 3/1 Handy, not fluent 12th, strongly pressed leader from 3 out where not fluent, ridden after 2 out, stayed on well and good jump to lead final fence, asserted run-in | J J Slevin 72.1kg | 1 (5) |
| Aintree 13-Apr-23 4005m GOOD TO SOFT CL1 Chase, SP: 2/1 Always prominent, led after 3 out, ridden and stayed on well flat, going away close home | J J Slevin 73kg | 1 (5) |
| Leopardstown 04-Feb-23 3420m YIELDING CL1 Chase, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders, dropped to 5th 3 out, soon pushed along, ridden in moderate 4th 2 out, 4th and slight mistake at last, stayed on well run-in, went 2nd at line but not trouble winner | J J Slevin 75.3kg 10l | 2 (8) |
| Fairyhouse 04-Dec-22 3973m SOFT CL1 Chase, SP: 11/4 Mid-division, progress after 2nd, 3rd after 6th, 2nd after 10th, 3rd 3 out, under pressure in 4th after 2 out, no impression on leaders in 3rd before last, no extra run-in | J J Slevin 75.3kg 14l | 3 (10) |
| Cheltenham 12-Nov-22 3199m GOOD CL1 Chase, SP: 11/8 Jumped well, led until after 2nd, mostly chased leader until led again before 2 out, going clear when left further clear at the last, impressive | J J Slevin 71.7kg | 1 (6) |
| Gowran Park 01-Oct-22 4023m GOOD TO YIELDING Chase, SP: 5/6 Made all, pressed before 3 out, asserted before next where 4 lengths lead, kept on well, comfortably | J J Slevin 75.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Aintree 08-Apr-22 4964m GOOD TO SOFT CL1 Hurdle, SP: 5/2 Held up towards rear on outside, not much room bend after 1st or bend after 4th, headway from 5th, not fluent 7th, pushed along and lost place after 4 out, ridden and well beaten before 3 out | J J Slevin 73kg 49kgl | 12 (14) |
| Cheltenham 18-Mar-22 4075m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL2 Hurdle, SP: 12/1 Always handy, led after 2 out, driven and joined last, stayed on well, holding 2nd final 75 yards | Mark McDonagh 71.2kg | 1 (23) |
| Navan 22-Jan-22 3219m YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders, 3rd at halfway, pushed along in 4th after 3 out, ridden in 2nd approaching last, led inside final furlong, stayed on well | J J Slevin 73kg | 1 (7) |
| Leopardstown 26-Dec-21 3219m SOFT Hurdle, SP: 9/2 Mid-division, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and no impression before last, kept on one pace | Shane Fitzgerald 76.7kg 2l | 7 (26) |
| Galway 29-Jul-21 4166m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 11/4 Chased leaders and 2nd from halfway, dropped to 4th 2 out where not fluent and soon pushed along, no extra and kept on same pace from before last | J J Slevin 74.8kg 5l | 4 (10) |
| Roscommon 06-Jul-21 4210m SOFT Hurdle, SP: 1/1 Tracked leader in 2nd early, disputed lead from 3rd, led from 7th, joined 3 out, ridden to lead 2 out, stayed on well run-in | J J Slevin 74.4kg | 1 (6) |
| Punchestown 29-May-21 3310m SOFT (SOFT TO HEAVY IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 2/1 Disputed briefly, soon chased leaders, 6th halfway, improved to press leader 2 out, attempted to challenge on rail and short of room after 2 out, switched to outer entering straight, ridden to lead before last where slight mistake, kept on strongly run-in | J J Slevin 76.2kg | 1 (25) |
| Killarney 10-May-21 3420m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) NH Flat, SP: 8/1 Mid-division, progress to 5th halfway, 7th 4f out, headway over 2f out, switched right in 2nd under 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, ridden clear final furlong, easily | Mr T Hamilton 77.1kg | 1 (18) |
| Thurles 11-Mar-21 3257m HEAVY NH Flat, SP: 2/1 Towards rear, some headway approaching straight, pushed along over 2f out and no impression in 7th 1 1/2f out, soon no extra | Mr T Hamilton 77.1kg 15l | 8 (11) |