Chesterbaylad (2021) Horse
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Chesterbaylad, a five-year-old bay gelding by Ribchester out of Sea The Sun, is under the care of trainer H P Markham and owned by Brian A Heaslip. Out of 21 career starts he has secured a single victory and one runner‑up, accumulating $16,180 in earnings. His most recent outing took place at Cork on 1 November 2026, where he finished 16th out of 21. He last won at Cork on 3 August 2026.
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Thurles • Cork • Clonmel • Fairyhouse • Bellewstown • Kilbeggan • Punchestown • Down Royal • Gowran Park • Downpatrick • Wexford • NaasRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Thurles 12-Nov-26 3233m GOOD R7 Two-Mile Borris Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2), SP: 13.00 | Josh Williamson 3L | 3 (17) |
| Cork 01-Nov-26 3141m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 33/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and lost place early straight, soon no extra | Josh Williamson 66.2kg 1 1/2 length | 16 (21) |
| Clonmel 22-Oct-26 3442m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 40/1 Mid-division, headway after 3 out and disputed lead briefly before next, ridden and dropped to 6th at last, no extra run-in | Mr R M McParland 69.4kg 4 1/4l | 7 (16) |
| Fairyhouse 10-Oct-26 3219m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $16,103), Winning Time: 03:49.800, SP: 10.00 1st Granlahan ( D O'keeffe 153 ) 2nd Liceo ( P J O'hanlon 168 ) 9.00L 3rd Champagne Dawn ( P Enright 166 ) 11.25L 10th Chesterbaylad ( J Williamson 148 , Cd 145 ) 35.50L See full results | J Williamson 67.1kg, Cd 65.8kg 35.50L | 10 (16) |
| Bellewstown 27-Aug-26 3456m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $9,791), Winning Time: 04:06.700, SP: 6.50 1st Crypto Crash ( D Mullins 144 ) 2nd Lunar Landscape ( D O'keeffe 148 ) 2.75L 3rd Surviving Murmansk ( H Sexton 140 ) 1.50L 8th Chesterbaylad ( J Williamson 148 , Cd 145 ) 23.95L See full results | J Williamson 67.1kg, Cd 65.8kg 23.95L | 8 (18) |
| Cork 03-Aug-26 3420m GOOD R4 HcpH $9,896 (of $9,896), Winning Time: 04:08.300, SP: 7.00 1st Chesterbaylad ( J Williamson 143 , Cd 138 ) 2nd Surviving Murmansk ( C Stone-walsh 142 ) 3.75L 3rd Uptaurintop ( A O'sullivan 150 ) 3.50L See full results | J Williamson 64.9kg, Cd 62.6kg | 1 (18) |
| Kilbeggan 11-Jul-26 3767m GOOD R6 HcpH $824 (of $9,883), Winning Time: 04:39.700, SP: 10.00 1st Boston Bobby ( T P Roche 153 ) 2nd Bowgate Street ( D O'keeffe 160 ) 1.50L 3rd Granlahan ( B Harvey 153 ) 11.00L 4th Chesterbaylad ( J Younge 146 , Cd 139 ) 13.00L See full results | J Younge 66.2kg, Cd 63kg 13.00L | 4 (19) |
| Kilbeggan 31-May-26 3155m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $9,743), Winning Time: 03:45.800, SP: 9.50 1st Secret Rock ( D Gilligan 166 ) 2nd Walk Win ( E Walsh 154 ) 1.75L 3rd High Notions ( A O'sullivan 168 ) 3.75L 7th Chesterbaylad ( G Brouder 144 ) 9.40L See full results | G Brouder 65.3kg 9.40L | 7 (13) |
| Punchestown 13-May-26 3219m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 20/1 In touch, progress in 3rd at 4th, 4th before 5th, improved to 2nd after 2 out, led narrowly before last, headed run-in, no chance with winner closing stages | Gavin Brouder 64.4kg 5 1/2l | 2 (19) |
| Down Royal 04-May-26 3500m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 15/2 Prominent, mistake 1st, led 2nd, pushed along and headed before 3 out, weakened, bad mistake and rider lost irons 2 out, tailed off | Harry Sexton 64.9kg 29l | 17 (20) |
| Gowran Park 22-Jan-26 3219m HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 12/1 Always towards rear, never a factor, no extra after 3 out | Shane Markey 65.8kg 14l | 12 (15) |
| Down Royal 26-Dec-25 3468m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 20/1 In rear, hampered and pushed along before 3 out, progress to mid-division before 2 out, mistake 2 out, kept on one pace run-in, never a factor | Ross Berry 66.2kg 1/2 length | 9 (20) |
| Thurles 20-Nov-25 3172m YIELDING (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 25/1 Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and kept on one pace in straight | Harry Sexton 67.1kg 1 length | 13 (17) |
| Thurles 30-Oct-25 3155m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 25/1 Rear, mistake 1st and not fluent 2nd, weakened before 5 out, pulled up before 2 out | Liam McKenna 68.5kg | UPL (18) |
| Fairyhouse 11-Oct-25 3219m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 40/1 In rear, pushed along after 5th, mistake 3 out, slightly hampered 2 out, hampered last, kept on | Gavin Brouder 69.4kg 4 3/4l | 8 (16) |
| Downpatrick 25-Aug-25 3571m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 50/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and dropped to rear before 3 out where slight mistake, soon no extra | Conor Smithers 68.9kg 44l | 9 (9) |
| Wexford 28-May-25 3420m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 9/1 Held up in rear, driven before 3 out, soon tailed off | Conor Smithers 71.2kg 9l | 10 (13) |
| Down Royal 05-May-25 3492m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 33/1 Towards rear, 14th halfway, pushed along after 3 out, ridden to go 6th approaching last, kept on one pace run-in | Conor Smithers 70.3kg 5l | 5 (19) |
| Naas 03-Apr-25 3219m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 12/1 Slowly into stride, in rear early, pulled hard, rapid headway to lead at 3rd, headed 4 out, soon weakened quickly, tailed off | Cian Cullinan 70.3kg 49kgl | 16 (18) |
| Punchestown 15-Oct-24 3187m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 100/1 Tracked leaders in 3rd, took keen hold, mistake 1st and slight mistake 2nd, ridden and dropped to 4th 2 out, no impression on leaders | Conor Smithers 68.9kg 26l | 4 (7) |
| Gowran Park 05-Oct-24 3219m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 125/1 Mid-division, mistake 1st, pushed along in 10th before 2 out, no extra | Conor Smithers 69.9kg 3 1/4l | 8 (15) |
| Down Royal 30-Aug-24 3392m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 66/1 Towards rear, pecked badly 1st, 7th halfway, pushed along and no impression when slightly hampered 2 out, no extra, kept on one pace run-in | Cian Cullinan 68.9kg 6 1/2l | 5 (9) |