Folk Warrior (2022) Horse
Foal Date
Colour
Sire
Dam
Trainer
Owners
About
Folk Warrior is a 4yo ch trained by J Nash. He is by Shaman out of Grand Ole Opry. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in six starts. In its most recent outing at Limerick on 1st Apr 2026, Folk Warrior was ridden by Danny Gilligan and came home seventh behind Beauvallon.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Limerick 01-Apr-26 3219m SOFT R2 MdH (of $12,000), SP: 201.00 1st Beauvallon ( P Townend 161 ) 2nd Manoir De Mirande ( J Kennedy 161 ) 4.75L 3rd Crooked Path ( D King 161 ) 4.90L 7th Folk Warrior ( D Gilligan 161 ) 19.95L See full results | D Gilligan 73kg 19.95L | 7 (11) |
| Punchestown 31-Dec-25 3315m SOFT R3 MdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:13.900, SP: 251.00 1st Immediate Effect ( D Gilligan 154 ) 2nd Minella Boss ( P Enright 154 ) 3.00L 3rd Saratoga ( M Walsh 154 ) 6.25L 7th Folk Warrior ( G Brouder 154 ) 36.00L See full results | G Brouder 69.9kg 36.00L | 7 (13) |
| Fairyhouse 04-Nov-25 3220m SOFT R3 MdH (of $9,999), SP: 67.00 1st Adrienne ( S O'callaghan 147 , Cd 142 ) 2nd I'll Be Handy ( J Smith 154 , Cd 149 ) 4.50L 3rd Simple Things ( S Torrens 147 ) 8.25L 11th Folk Warrior ( D Gilligan 154 ) 53.00L See full results | D Gilligan 69.9kg 53kgL | 11 (14) |
| Curragh 27-Sep-25 2010m SOFT R7 Md (of $20,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:13.170, SP: 401.00 1st Simurgh ( J Powell 134 ) 2nd Portnahapple ( B Coen 134 ) 3.00L 3rd Appeared ( D B Mcmonagle 134 ) 0.30L 14th Folk Warrior ( S Heffernan 134 ) 23.50L See full results | S Heffernan 60.8kg 23.50L | 14 (17) |
| Curragh 17-Oct-24 1610m SOFT R1 Md (of $24,999) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:43.210, SP: 251.00 Rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, soon niggled along, dropped to rear over 2f out, weakened under 2f out 1st Cap Saint Martin ( D B Mcmonagle 132 ) 2nd Iron Fist ( S Foley 134 ) 0.75L 3rd Vorfreude ( G Carroll 130 ) 1.75L 13th Folk Warrior ( S Heffernan 126 ) 32.15L See full results | S Heffernan 57.2kg 32.15L | 13 (13) |
| Curragh 29-Sep-24 1410m GOOD R2 Md (of $20,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:28.860, SP: 126.00 Slightly slow into stride, always towards rear, pushed along from 3f out, no impression when slightly impeded over 2f out 1st Aftermath ( R L Moore 133 ) 2nd Glenderry ( R Whelan 133 ) 5.50L 3rd Lady In Paris ( S Foley 128 ) 1.25L 12th Folk Warrior ( S Heffernan 133 ) 29.25L See full results | S Heffernan 60.3kg 29.25L | 12 (14) |