Great Bird (2020) Horse
About
Great Bird is a 6yo bay brown horse trained by Liz Doyle of Wexford. He is by the stallion Westerner out of Knock View Vic. Great Bird has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in seven starts. In his most recent outing at Fairyhouse on 1 January 2026, he was ridden by Calum Hogan and finished 11th behind the winner A Year Older.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse 01-Jan-26 5230m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $11,499), SP: 7.00 1st A Year Older ( D King 142 ) 2nd West Is Awake ( C P Millar 164 , Cd 169 ) 6.00L 3rd Lough Nigara ( R Doyle 152 ) 10.50L 11th Great Bird ( C Hogan 151 , Cd 144 ) 110.25L See full results | C Hogan 68.5kg, Cd 65.3kg 50L | 11 (18) |
| Tramore 25-Nov-25 4220m HEAVY R3 HcpH $230 (of $11,499), SP: 5.00 1st Pebble Bleu ( M Kenneally 146 ) 2nd Miss Lia ( S O'callaghan 147 ) 0.20L 3rd Cousin Kate ( D G Hogan 159 ) 0.20L 6th Great Bird ( S Flanagan 149 ) 4.95L See full results | S Flanagan 67.6kg 4.95L | 6 (13) |
| Clonmel 02-Oct-25 4580m SOFT R5 HcpH $2,000 (of $9,999), SP: 9.00 1st Sallap ( S O'keeffe 141 ) 2nd Great Bird ( S Flanagan 155 ) 0.75L 3rd Smallcraftwarning ( H Sexton 167 ) 17.00L See full results | S Flanagan 70.3kg 0.75L | 2 (14) |
| Limerick 10-Apr-25 3880m GOOD R6 HcpH $500 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:53.900, SP: 51.00 1st Flemens Intrest ( J Shinnick 166 ) 2nd One And Only ( P Enright 167 ) 4.75L 3rd Dolly Watkins ( S Torrens 151 ) 3.25L 4th Great Bird ( R Deegan 156 ) 14.50L See full results | R Deegan 70.8kg 14.50L | 4 (17) |
| Wexford 18-Mar-25 3220m SOFT R1 MdH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:02.100, SP: 126.00 Rear of mid-division, 8th and pushed along 2 out, soon no extra, never a factor 1st Speculatrix ( J C Gainford 161 ) 2nd Magic Day ( D O'keeffe 153 ) 1.75L 3rd Billie Frechette ( R Blackmore 143 ) 0.75L 8th Great Bird ( R Deegan 153 ) 27.50L See full results | R Deegan 69.4kg 27.50L | 8 (14) |
| Clonmel 13-Feb-25 3820m SOFT R1 MdH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 08:21.600, SP: 101.00 Towards rear for most, never a factor 1st Karamoja ( P Townend 153 ) 2nd Whatsupnellie ( R Deegan 153 ) 1.50L 3rd Neon Diamond ( S Ewing 161 ) 35.00L 13th Great Bird ( S O'keeffe 153 ) 86.25L See full results | S O'keeffe 69.4kg 86.2kgL | 13 (18) |
| Gowran Park 24-Jan-25 3220m HEAVY R1 MdH (of $20,000), Winning Time: 07:02.500, SP: 67.00 Rear of mid-division, pushed along 6th, ridden 3 out, no impression 1st Coral River ( D E Mullins 158 ) 2nd Kish Bank ( S Ewing 162 ) 3.00L 3rd Gillane ( M J M O'sullivan 158 ) 3.50L 7th Great Bird ( R Deegan 157 ) 37.25L See full results | R Deegan 71.2kg 37.25L | 7 (10) |
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