Major Barry (2018) Horse

Foal Date

01-Jan-18

Colour

bay

Sire

Sholokhov

Dam

Degenerous

Prize Money

37163

Trainer

Conor Houlihan

Owners

M Anthony Murphy & Walter Murphy

About

Major Barry is an 8yo mare trained by Conor Houlihan that runs in the Tramore R2 Racing TV Handicap Chase. He is by the stallion Sholokhov out of Degenerous. So far, Major Barry has won two races, the most important being the $9470.00 Fermoy Handicap Hurdle at Cork on 5 Aug 2024.

Raced At

Cork • Bellewstown • Killarney • Fairyhouse • Kilbeggan • Roscommon • Listowel • Clonmel • Leopardstown

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Dungarvan 25-Jan-26 4828m HEAVY Nv (of $6,000), SP: 9.00 1st Hunters Yarn ( E C Costello 170 ) 2nd King Alex ( J Ahern 170 ) 3.00L 3rd Lord Of Kerak ( A Verling 165 ) 12.00L 6th Major Barry ( M J Mcgrath 165 ) 33.50L	M J Mcgrath 74.8kg 33.50L	6
Cork 12-Jul-25 4830m GOOD R6 H $340 (of $16,998), Winning Time: 05:32.600, SP: 41.00 1st Happy Jacky ( P Smithers 160 ) 2nd Reverend Hubert ( P Byrnes 154 ) 0.20L 3rd Prairie Dancer ( J J Slevin 154 ) 17.00L 6th Major Barry ( K Buckley 160 ) 102.45L See full results	K Buckley 72.6kg 46.5kgL	6 (6)
Bellewstown 06-Jul-25 4930m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $14,501), Winning Time: 05:55.200, SP: 14.00 Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, no impression when pulled up before 4 out 1st Our Soldier ( H C Swan 156 ) 2nd Howdoyalikeherhome ( D Gilligan 163 ) 3.00L 3rd Aspurofthemoment ( K Donoghue 166 ) 1.25L UPL Major Barry ( K Buckley 160 ) 0.00L See full results	K Buckley 72.6kg 0.00L	UPD (15)
Killarney 13-May-25 4070m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $15,999), Winning Time: 04:56.900, SP: 9.00 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 4 out, soon ridden and lost place, under pressure in 6th entering straight, kept on one pace 1st My Gaffer ( D Mullins 147 ) 2nd Popova ( S Flanagan 160 ) 3.25L 3rd Howdoyalikeherhome ( D Gilligan 151 ) 0.00L 7th Major Barry ( S Houlihan 154 ) 32.10L See full results	S Houlihan 69.9kg 32.10L	7 (10)
Fairyhouse 21-Apr-25 3220m HEAVY R1 NvHcpH $401 (of $20,000), SP: 51.00 Prominent and disputed lead briefly 4th, 3rd entering straight, ridden after 2 out and 5th at last, no impression run-in 1st Last Kingdom ( M P Walsh 153 ) 2nd Stuntman Steve ( K M Donoghue 157 ) 1.50L 3rd Weston ( C P Mcnamara 140 ) 2.25L 6th Major Barry ( N F Houlihan 164 ) 10.25L See full results	N F Houlihan 74.4kg 10.25L	6 (14)
Kilbeggan 07-Sep-24 3220m SOFT R2 HcpH (of $16,000), Winning Time: 03:51.400, SP: 10.00 Rear of mid-division, closer in mid-division at halfway, ridden 3 out, weakened 1st Presenting Lad ( K Sexton 150 ) 2nd The Dasher Conway ( K Buckley 157 ) 0.20L 3rd Old Bill Barley ( K Callaghan 152 ) 2.50L 9th Major Barry ( J Gilligan 162 , Cd 169 ) 19.25L See full results	J Gilligan 73.5kg, Cd 76.7kg 19.25L	9 (11)
Killarney 23-Aug-24 4590m SOFT R3 NvH (of $11,048), Winning Time: 05:45.200, SP: 7/2 Rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, dropped to rear before 5 out, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, bad mistake 2 out, no extra 1st Just For Love ( S Cleary-farrell 151 ) 2nd Paggane ( P Townend 154 ) 3.25L 3rd Beaufort Scale ( J W Kennedy 158 ) 10.00L 7th Major Barry ( R Blackmore 161 ) 0.00L See full results	R Blackmore 73kg 0.00L	7 (7)
Cork 05-Aug-24 3420m SOFT R2 HcpH $9,000 (of $9,470), Winning Time: 04:02.100, SP: 3/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along after 3 out, ridden after next, strong run to lead last, kept on well run-in 1st Major Barry ( D J Gilligan 158 ) 2nd Spy ( P Byrnes 153 ) 0.50L 3rd Disco Dancer ( J W Kennedy 158 ) 5.50L See full results	D J Gilligan 71.7kg	1 (11)
Killarney 19-Jul-24 4100m GOOD R3 HcpH $1,300 (of $8,207), Winning Time: 04:57.800, SP: 5/1 Prominent, 4th after 6th, 5th after 7th, stayed on after 2 out, 4th last, ran on to 3rd closing stages, nearest at finish 1st Kells Priory ( J P Shinnick 154 ) 2nd Bella Bliss ( A Harvey 161 ) 0.50L 3rd Major Barry ( C G O'dwyer 163 ) 2.00L See full results	C G O'dwyer 73.9kg 2.00L	3 (15)
Roscommon 09-Jul-24 4140m GOOD R2 MdH $7,200 (of $7,576), Winning Time: 04:54.700, SP: 10/3 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway to challenge when left in front 3 out, slight mistake 2 out, ridden and kept on well run-in 1st Major Barry ( D J Gilligan 158 ) 2nd Sage Conseil ( A Harvey 166 ) 4.50L 3rd Island Mccoo ( J Smith 158 ) 16.00L See full results	D J Gilligan 71.7kg	1 (13)
Listowel 03-Jun-24 3220m SOFT R2 MdH (of $7,891), Winning Time: 04:05.500, SP: 9/2 Towards rear, no impression 3 out, weakened before 2 out 1st Feud ( D E Mullins 161 ) 2nd Handlethekettle ( J G Gilligan 166 ) 6.50L 3rd Malbay Madness ( D Meyler 161 ) 10.00L 10th Major Barry ( B Hayes 166 ) 0.00L See full results	B Hayes 75.3kg 0.00L	10 (16)
Killarney 14-May-24 3420m SOFT R8 NHF $2,100 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 04:19.000, SP: 7.50 In rear, 8th halfway, 7th under 4f out, effort and progress in 5th 2f out, stayed on in 2nd closing stages, ran on, not trouble winner 1st Jump Allen ( J Townend 168 ) 2nd Major Barry ( A Power 168 , Cd 175 ) 1.75L 3rd Whatsyourproblem ( O M Queally 168 ) 3.00L See full results	A Power 76.2kg, Cd 79.4kg 1.75L	2 (8)
Clonmel 19-Apr-24 3760m HEAVY R7 NHF (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:51.900, SP: 8.00 Towards rear for most, ridden and no impression 3f out, soon no extra 1st Bleu De Vassy ( H C Swan 168 ) 2nd Champagne Kid ( A Harvey 168 ) 7.00L 3rd His Nibs ( A Jones 168 ) 0.75L 7th Major Barry ( D Kiely 168 , Cd 175 ) 29.25L See full results	D Kiely 76.2kg, Cd 79.4kg 29.25L	7 (8)
Leopardstown 27-Dec-23 4020m HEAVY R7 NHF (of $12,000), Winning Time: 05:25.060, SP: 7.00 Always towards rear, no impression 5f out, weakened, pulled up before straight 1st Joystick ( P W Mullins 168 ) 2nd Artic Lane ( D L Queally 168 ) 1.25L 3rd Blaze The Way ( T Hamilton 168 ) 25.00L UPL Major Barry ( A B O'connor 168 , Cd 171 ) 0.00L See full results	A B O'connor 76.2kg, Cd 77.6kg 0.00L	UPD (8)
Fairyhouse 02-Dec-23 3220m SOFT R8 NHF $2,100 (of $6,412), Winning Time: 04:14.400, SP: 22/1 Held up in 5th, pushed along and dropped to last entering straight, ridden over 1f out, headway into 3rd under 1f out, 2nd and no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on well 1st Jalon D'oudairies ( H C Swan 168 ) 2nd Major Barry ( A B O'connor 168 ) 5.00L 3rd Inn At The Park ( P W Mullins 168 ) 4.00L See full results	A B O'connor 76.2kg 5.00L	2 (6)
Ballyvodock 29-Jan-23 4830m SOFT Md (of $6,412), SP: 7.00 Mid-div, prog in 5th from 5th, cl 4th 6out, no ex in fair 4th aftr 3out, wknd bef 2out 1st Ismael ( M C O'donovan 170 ) 2nd Syracus Du Houx ( J C Barry 170 ) 12.00L 3rd Park The Giant ( E P O'brien 170 ) 12.00L 5th Major Barry ( D Kiely 165 ) 32.25L	D Kiely 74.8kg 32.25L	5 (15)
Boulta 18-Dec-22 4830m SOFT Md (of $6,412), SP: 3.00 Mid-div & kn, prog to ld frm 4th, jnd aftr 5out, cl 2nd aftr 3out, pressing wnr with ev ch in cl 2nd when fell 2out 1st Speed Davis ( J J Walsh 165 ) 2nd The Village Way ( T Walsh 160 ) 11.00L 3rd Iceman De Turgeon ( E P O'brien 165 ) 7.50L Major Barry ( J W Hannon 165 ) 0.00L	J W Hannon 74.8kg 0.00L	UPD (5)