Bruise Hill (2021) Horse
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About
Bruise Hill is a 5yo bay horse trained by W J Burke in Cork. He is by the stallion Valirann out of Elegant Approach. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in four starts. In its latest outing at Clonmel on 15 Apr 2026, jockey J P Shinnick guided Bruise Hill to a 14th-place finish behind the winner Arcadian Emperor.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Clonmel 15-Apr-26 3991m SOFT R1 MdHNHF (of $12,000), Winning Time: 05:03.300, SP: 151.00 1st Arcadian Emperor ( M Walsh 158 ) 2nd Hi Ho Idaho ( J Gainford 158 ) 2.25L 3rd Speculateur ( J Kennedy 158 ) 7.75L 14th Bruise Hill ( J P Shinnick 158 ) 90.55L See full results | J P Shinnick 71.7kg 90.5kgL | 14 (19) |
| Cork 06-Apr-26 4677m SOFT R1 MdH (of $12,000), SP: 301.00 1st Oaks Soldier ( C Millar 166 ) 2nd Jackmoon ( J Canavan 166 ) 0.30L 3rd Belladona Princess ( P Donovan 159 ) 7.00L 8th Bruise Hill ( S O'callaghan 166 , Cd 161 ) 36.10L See full results | S O'callaghan 75.3kg, Cd 73kg 36.10L | 8 (13) |
| Cork 20-Mar-26 4023m SOFT R3 MdH (of $12,000), SP: 201.00 1st Royal Gladiator ( K Donoghue 166 ) 2nd Captains Speech ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 1.25L 3rd Speculateur ( J Kennedy 166 ) 1.50L 15th Bruise Hill ( J P Shinnick 166 ) 98.75L See full results | J P Shinnick 75.3kg 98.8kgL | 15 (22) |
| Boulta 22-Nov-25 4828m SOFT Md (of $7,200), SP: 11.00 1st Old Coast Road ( J C Barry 165 ) 2nd Ar Ais Aris ( L J Murphy 165 ) 2.00L 3rd Merry Away ( R James 165 ) 2.50L 9th Bruise Hill ( A Burke-ott 165 , Cd 0 ) 16.75L | A Burke-ott 74.8kg, Cd 0 16.75L | 9 |