Finnicky Filly (2018) Horse
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Finnicky Filly, an eight-year-old baybrown mare by Sageburg out of Mexican Sky, is trained by J P Ryan and owned by John Patrick Ryan. Across 32 starts she has secured one win and one second place, earning $22,221 in prize money. Her most recent start was at Cork on 11 October 2026, finishing 6th of 16, and her latest victory came at Clonmel on 2 December 2025.
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Cork • Clonmel • Kilbeggan • Sligo • Roscommon • Limerick • Tramore • Naas • Tipperary • Ballinrobe • Listowel • Down RoyalRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cork 11-Oct-26 3795m GOOD R3 HcpH $322 (of $16,099), Winning Time: 04:37.500, SP: 34.00 1st Let Him B ( P Byrnes 166 ) 2nd Teagarden Jazz ( E Finegan 157 , Cd 152 ) 13.00L 3rd Boola Times ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 13.10L 6th Finnicky Filly ( M Kenneally 141 , Cd 136 ) 32.05L See full results | M Kenneally 64kg, Cd 61.7kg 32.05L | 6 (16) |
| Clonmel 01-Oct-26 4581m GOOD R7 HcpH (of $9,767), Winning Time: 05:51.700, SP: 13.00 1st Private Policy ( P Cleary 166 ) 2nd Poetic Focus ( C Quirke 155 ) 0.00L 3rd Paul Collins ( P Byrnes 168 ) 5.00L 14th Finnicky Filly ( D King 142 ) 40.15L See full results | D King 64.4kg 40.15L | 14 (19) |
| Kilbeggan 25-Jul-26 3804m GOOD R3 HcpH $489 (of $9,775), Winning Time: 04:31.900, SP: 9.50 1st Dream Shaper ( P Cleary 150 ) 2nd Barrogstown Girl ( P Smithers 156 ) 11.00L 3rd Dark Berkshire ( T P Roche 146 ) 4.50L 5th Finnicky Filly ( M Kenneally 144 , Cd 139 ) 29.75L See full results | M Kenneally 65.3kg, Cd 63kg 29.75L | 5 (19) |
| Sligo 12-Jul-26 4129m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $16,416), Winning Time: 04:59.800, SP: 17.00 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 10th Finnicky Filly ( D King 146 ) 23.30L See full results | D King 66.2kg 23.30L | 10 (18) |
| Roscommon 09-Jun-26 4362m SOFT R7 HcpCh $490 (of $9,803), SP: 9.50 1st Kilkee Bay ( J Dunne 162 ) 2nd Ballingurteen ( B T Stone 153 ) 4.75L 3rd Silent Flight ( E P O'brien 155 ) 4.75L 5th Finnicky Filly ( J Halford 147 , Cd 140 ) 34.00L See full results | J Halford 66.7kg, Cd 63.5kg 34.00L | 5 (19) |
| Kilbeggan 31-May-26 3840m GOOD TO YIELDING (GOOD IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 10/1 Towards rear, pushed along and no impression 2 out, some headway into 7th entering straight and kept on one pace run-in | J J Slevin 67.1kg 1/2 length | 6 (14) |
| Limerick 21-May-26 3563m GOOD TO YIELDING Chase, SP: 17/2 Towards rear, halfway on inner entering straight and 5th before 2 out, ridden and kept on one pace run-in | Michael Kenneally 65.3kg Neck | 5 (14) |
| Clonmel 14-May-26 3928m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 10/1 Rear, 14th after 6th, progress after 3 out, one paced before last | Kevin Healy 68kg 5l | 6 (15) |
| Kilbeggan 24-Apr-26 3868m GOOD TO YIELDING (GOOD IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 17/2 Towards rear, 11th halfway, progress into 6th 3 out, headway on outer to go 2nd entering straight, soon ridden and kept on from last, no impression on winner | Michael Kenneally 66.7kg 6l | 2 (15) |
| Tramore 19-Apr-26 3118m YIELDING Chase, SP: 10/1 Always towards rear, never a factor, not fluent 5th, pushed along after 3 out, moderate 7th 2 out, no impression, kept on one pace | Danny Gilligan 66.7kg 6l | 7 (10) |
| Clonmel 14-Apr-26 3416m YIELDING (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 10/1 In rear, headway before 2 out, stayed on before last, never on terms | Michael Kenneally 67.6kg 5l | 5 (16) |
| Clonmel 02-Apr-26 3200m SOFT Hurdle, SP: 14/1 Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along in 12th 2 out, no impression | Michael Kenneally 68.5kg 2 1/4l | 9 (16) |
| Clonmel 26-Mar-26 3793m SOFT (SOFT TO HEAVY IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 11/1 Always towards rear, never a factor | Michael Kenneally 68.5kg 1 1/4 length | 14 (16) |
| Naas 04-Mar-26 3219m SOFT TO HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 22/1 In rear, off pace, some progress after 3 out, ridden in moderate 15th 2 out, kept on one pace | Michael Kenneally 69.4kg 1 1/4 length | 8 (17) |
| Clonmel 26-Feb-26 3288m HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 11/2 In rear, 11th before 5th, headway 3 out, soon 5th, improved to 3rd approaching straight, lost place and weakened quickly entering straight, pulled up before 2 out | Michael Kenneally 71.7kg | UPL (11) |
| Clonmel 08-Jan-26 3403m HEAVY (SOFT TO HEAVY IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 11/2 Always towards rear, never a factor, detached halfway, no threat after 4 out, well behind and pulled up before 2 out | Michael Kenneally 70.3kg | UPL (14) |
| Clonmel 02-Dec-25 3319m HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 8/1 Rear, not fluent 2nd, progress in 9th approaching straight, stayed on to 2nd 2 out, led narrowly before last, kept on well closing stages | Michael Kenneally 66.2kg | 1 (16) |
| Limerick 18-Nov-25 3219m HEAVY (SOFT IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 8/1 Towards rear, pushed along in 9th after 3 out, went moderate 6th when left 5th after next, soon no extra and kept on one pace from last | Michael Kenneally 67.1kg 27l | 5 (14) |
| Clonmel 06-Nov-25 3466m SOFT Chase, SP: 16/1 Towards rear, pushed along and headway on outer approaching 2 out, went 4th at last, kept on run-in | Joshua Halford 66.7kg Neck | 4 (16) |
| Clonmel 23-Oct-25 3406m YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 9/1 Rear, progress entering straight, ridden into 4th 2 out, no impression in 3rd last, kept on one pace run-in | Joshua Halford 71.7kg 1 3/4 length | 4 (12) |
| Tipperary 06-Oct-25 3310m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along after 3 out, soon no extra and weakened, pulled up before next | Michael Kenneally 68kg | UPL (7) |
| Ballinrobe 11-Aug-25 3373m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 8/1 Rear of mid-division, 11th before 5th, headway before 2 out, progress in 4th entering straight, dropped to 5th and no impression closing stages | Danny Gilligan 68kg 3l | 5 (15) |
| Listowel 02-Jun-25 3219m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 17/2 Towards rear, headway after 3 out and went 4th entering straight, pushed along and no impression after 2 out, kept on one pace | Daniel King 63.5kg 2 1/2l | 5 (12) |
| Clonmel 17-Apr-25 3418m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 20/1 In rear, mistake at 4th, 11th after 3 out, effort and progress before 2 out, no extra before last where mistake | Daniel King 69.4kg 2l | 7 (11) |
| Clonmel 27-Mar-25 3760m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 18/1 Mid-division best, ridden and no extra 4 out, weakened next, pulled up before 2 out | Conor Clarke 69.4kg | UPL (16) |
| Clonmel 03-Dec-24 3302m YIELDING (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 22/1 Settled behind leaders, slight mistake 1st, closer in 3rd halfway, 2nd from 5th, disputed briefly after 3 out, ridden in close 2nd entering straight, no extra before 2 out | E M O'Sullivan 72.1kg Neck | 7 (14) |
| Tipperary 22-Nov-24 3319m YIELDING TO SOFT Hurdle, SP: 16/1 Mid-division, 7th 3 out, ridden in 5th after next, no impression | Philip Donovan 72.1kg 14l | 5 (13) |
| Tramore 10-Oct-24 3219m YIELDING (SOFT IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 12/1 Held up towards rear, mistake 4th, ridden and no extra after 3 out, rear and slightly hampered 2 out, weakened and tailed off | Danny Mullins 72.1kg 6l | 8 (11) |
| Kilbeggan 04-Sep-24 3219m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 12/1 Reluctant to race and very slowly away, trailing in last, pulled up before 2nd | Danny Mullins 68.5kg | UPL (14) |
| Kilbeggan 23-Aug-24 3219m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 14/1 Tracked leaders, not fluent 4 out, close in 3rd from 2 out, pushed along and progress to challenge on outer before last, soon no extra and weakened run-in | Danny Mullins 68.5kg 4 1/4l | 9 (14) |
| Tipperary 09-May-24 3324m YIELDING (GOOD TIO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 80/1 Mid-division early, 5th halfway, 4th travelling well entering straight, mistake 2 out, soon no extra, kept on one pace run-in | Philip Donovan 69.4kg 6 1/2l | 4 (14) |
| Down Royal 17-Mar-24 3392m SOFT NH Flat, SP: 25/1 Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and detached under 4f out, weakened, pulled up 2f out | Mr D Doyle 74.8kg | UPL (9) |