Herja (2020) Horse
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Herja is a six-year-old brown mare by Policy Maker out of Crofton Trail. She is trained by P Griffin and owned by Gerry McGladery. Over 18 starts she has achieved two wins, finished seven seconds and four thirds, earning total prize money of $63,521. Her latest start came at Down Royal on 1 November 2026, where she placed 3rd out of 5 runners. The most recent victory was at Sligo on 30 September 2026.
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Clonmel • Down Royal • Sligo • Downpatrick • Galway • Hexham • Kelso • Thurles • Wetherby • Perth • Sedgefield • Ffos LasRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Clonmel 05-Nov-26 4180m GOOD TO YIELDING R5 Clonmel Oil Chase (Grade 2), SP: 12.00 | Harry Sexton 1.75L | 2 (3) |
| Down Royal 01-Nov-26 3914m GOOD R6 Racing Post Chase (Grade 2), SP: 9.00 | Harry Sexton 4.25L | 3 (5) |
| Sligo 30-Sep-26 3560m GOOD R1 Ch $15,588 (of $25,978), Winning Time: 04:32.000, SP: 4.00 1st Herja ( H Sexton 161 , Cd 154 ) 2nd Sixandahalf ( K Donoghue 161 ) 1.75L See full results | H Sexton 73kg, Cd 69.9kg | 1 (6) |
| Downpatrick 31-Aug-26 3914m GOOD R5 Ch $2,108 (of $12,648), Winning Time: 04:56.100, SP: 4.50 1st Killeemore Lad ( P Donovan 166 ) 2nd Jabbar ( T O'connor 166 ) 2.50L 3rd Herja ( H Sexton 159 , Cd 152 ) 5.75L See full results | H Sexton 72.1kg, Cd 68.9kg 5.75L | 3 (7) |
| Galway 29-Jul-26 3670m GOOD R3 HcpCh $5,532 (of $16,596), Winning Time: 04:37.900, SP: 17.00 1st Tell Us This ( C Stone-walsh 161 ) 2nd Herja ( H Sexton 158 , Cd 151 ) 2.50L 3rd Leave In Secret ( J Smith 166 ) 2.50L See full results | H Sexton 71.7kg, Cd 68.5kg 2.50L | 2 (23) |
| Hexham 21-Jun-26 3139m GOOD R3 CL3 HcpCh (of $30,653), Winning Time: 03:58.610, SP: 9.00 1st Conquer The Breeze ( R Mania 145 ) 2nd Parisencore ( D Mcmenamin 168 ) 7.00L 3rd Cossack Chach ( D R Fox 165 ) 8.75L 6th Herja ( B S Hughes 149 ) 16.50L See full results | B S Hughes 67.6kg 16.50L | 6 (7) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 23-May-26 4089m GOOD R2 CL4 NvHcpCh $4,579 (of $10,405), Winning Time: 04:59.190, SP: 6.50 1st Le Gentleman ( T Wynne 157 ) 2nd Herja ( H Sexton 161 , Cd 154 ) 11.00L 3rd Bobbarelli ( A Jackson-fennell 156 ) 9.00L See full results | H Sexton 73kg, Cd 69.9kg 11.00L | 2 (7) |
| Down Royal 04-May-26 4828m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 16/1 Held up in touch towards rear, took keen hold, 5th halfway, 3rd 3 out, pushed along and no impression when bad mistake next, no extra | Harry Sexton 71.2kg 20l | 3 (6) |
| Kelso 20-Apr-26 3644m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 9/2 Prominent, mistake 7th, ridden before 2 out, kept on but no chance with winner | Harry Sexton 72.1kg 9l | 2 (9) |
| Down Royal 17-Mar-26 4102m GOOD TO YIELDING Chase, SP: 25/1 Always towards rear, slight mistake 4th, ridden and no impression entering straight, no extra before 2 out | Mark McDonagh 69.4kg 3 1/4l | 7 (7) |
| Thurles 05-Mar-26 3641m SOFT (SOFT TO HEAVY IN PLACES) Chase, SP: 28/1 Mid-division, 7th halfway, slightly hampered 7th and soon left 4th, pushed along and no extra from 2 out, kept on same pace | Eoin Walsh 73kg 13l | 4 (9) |
| Wetherby 15-Oct-25 3963m GOOD CL4 Hurdle, SP: 4/1 Led at steady pace until ridden to quicken pace and assert at 3 out, stayed on gamely, headed final 110 yards | B S Hughes 69.9kg 2l | 2 (4) |
| Perth 25-Sep-25 4055m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 5/1 Led, ridden and pressed approaching last, soon headed, kept on | B S Hughes 73kg 1 1/2 length | 2 (7) |
| Sedgefield 04-Sep-25 3994m GOOD CL4 Hurdle, SP: 6/5 Made all, went clear before last, easily | B S Hughes 71.7kg | 1 (6) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 04-Jul-25 3935m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 4/9 Led, 5 lengths ahead and travelling best when fell 2 out | B S Hughes 72.6kg | UPL (4) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 06-Jun-25 3351m GOOD CL4 Hurdle, SP: 5/4 Held up in 4th, went 2nd 4 out, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and tried to challenge when not fluent last, readily held run-in | Danny Gilligan 68.5kg 2 3/4l | 2 (8) |
| Ffos Las 06-May-25 4400m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 9/4 Raced keenly, held up in last pair, closer at 5th, went 2nd before 7th, well held 3 out, pushed along and no chance with winner before next | Mark McDonagh 68kg 12l | 2 (5) |
| Newcastle 13-Feb-25 3392m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 16/1 Mid-division, took keen hold, closed into 3rd 3 out, edged left before last, no impression on front pair after, one pace | Mark McDonagh 71.7kg 4 1/2l | 3 (9) |
| Thurles 21-Dec-24 3232m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 100/1 Mid-division, 8th approaching straight, pushed along after 2 out and 6th at last, ridden and kept on well run-in | E Walsh 72.1kg 1 1/2 length | 4 (18) |