Piccolo Player (2021) Horse
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About
Piccolo Player is a five-year-old brown gelding, sired by Vadamos out of Mexican Sky. He is under the care of trainer J P Ryan and owned by the Fairymount Partnership. In 15 starts he has recorded one win, one second place and three third places, earning $32,135 in prize money. His most recent start was at Cork on 11 October 2026, where he finished 5th of 8. His latest victory came at Limerick on 18 November 2025.
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Cork • Downpatrick • Roscommon • Killarney • Ballinrobe • Kilbeggan • Limerick • Gowran Park • Naas • Thurles • FairyhouseRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cork 11-Oct-26 3548m GOOD R7 HcpCh $1,208 (of $40,253), Winning Time: 04:18.600, SP: 6.50 1st Birdie Or Bust ( H Cobden 161 ) 2nd Jasko Des Dames ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 0.75L 3rd Mic Drop ( S Flanagan 147 ) 4.75L 5th Piccolo Player ( P Smithers 140 , Cd 135 ) 31.75L See full results | P Smithers 63.5kg, Cd 61.2kg 31.75L | 5 (8) |
| Downpatrick 31-Aug-26 3571m GOOD R7 HcpCh $1,216 (of $14,594), Winning Time: 04:29.700, SP: 3.75 1st Beggars Rock ( K Sexton 159 ) 2nd Presenting Lad ( P Enright 148 ) 4.75L 3rd Stuntman Steve ( E Finegan 158 ) 0.30L 4th Piccolo Player ( D King 150 ) 8.30L See full results | D King 68kg 8.30L | 4 (7) |
| Roscommon 05-Aug-26 3349m GOOD R4 Ch $2,140 (of $12,841), Winning Time: 04:13.200, SP: 5.00 1st Hashtag Pretender ( S Flanagan 166 ) 2nd Killeemore Lad ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 4.50L 3rd Piccolo Player ( D King 166 ) 15.50L See full results | D King 75.3kg 15.50L | 3 (7) |
| Killarney 17-Jul-26 3420m SOFT R5 NvCh $2,618 (of $15,708), Winning Time: 04:14.100, SP: 8.50 1st Shadow Paddy ( G Noonan 161 ) 2nd Endless Talking ( K Donoghue 161 ) 4.00L 3rd Piccolo Player ( D King 156 ) 20.00L See full results | D King 70.8kg 20.00L | 3 (7) |
| Roscommon 09-Jun-26 3310m SOFT R6 HcpCh $392 (of $11,763), SP: 7.00 1st Soldante ( K Healy 162 ) 2nd Party President ( D O'connor 161 ) 5.00L 3rd Moylussa ( R Doyle 166 ) 14.00L 6th Piccolo Player ( A O'sullivan 162 , Cd 155 ) 22.50L See full results | A O'sullivan 73.5kg, Cd 70.3kg 22.50L | 6 (14) |
| Ballinrobe 26-May-26 3231m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders, 3rd travelling well 2 out, ridden in 3rd at last, no extra final furlong | Daniel King 73kg 10l | 5 (15) |
| Kilbeggan 24-Apr-26 3319m GOOD TO YIELDING (GOOD IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 9/2 Rear of mid division, progress to track leaders after 3rd, went 2nd 2 out, pushed along entering straight, soon ridden and no extra, kept on one pace from last | Michael Kenneally 72.6kg 7 1/2l | 2 (14) |
| Limerick 16-Apr-26 3264m SOFT TO HEAVY (HEAVY IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 5/2 Held up, 4th halfway, closer before straight, ridden and slight mistake 2 out, no impression before last, kept on one pace | Michael Kenneally 71.2kg 3 1/4l | 4 (6) |
| Gowran Park 07-Mar-26 3264m HEAVY (SOFT IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 3/1 Tracked leader, led after 1st, not fluent 3rd, soon increased lead, clear 4th, reduced advantage before 3 out, headed after 2 out, soon lost place and weakened | Michael Kenneally 74.8kg 21l | 6 (11) |
| Naas 22-Feb-26 3118m HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 9/1 Mid-division, closer in 7th and pushed along 2 out, ridden in 5th and ran around approaching last, kept on one pace | Michael Kenneally 65.8kg 3/4 length | 5 (16) |
| Thurles 18-Jan-26 3171m YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 20/1 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along early straight and no impression on winner approaching last, dropped to 3rd run-in | Darragh O'Keeffe 67.6kg 4l | 3 (13) |
| Limerick 29-Dec-25 3219m SOFT TO HEAVY CL1 Hurdle, SP: 14/1 Towards rear, 9th halfway, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, weakened before 2 out | Joshua Halford 66.7kg 1 3/4 length | 9 (12) |
| Fairyhouse 29-Nov-25 3219m YIELDING TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL1 Hurdle, SP: 100/1 In rear, not fluent 1st and 3rd, 6th after 4th, no impression, weakened before last where not fluent | Shane Fitzgerald 69.4kg 3l | 6 (6) |
| Limerick 18-Nov-25 3219m HEAVY (SOFT IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders, progress into 3rd halfway, headway on outer to lead 2 out, soon ridden and kept on well from last | Michael Kenneally 75.3kg | 1 (14) |
| Cork 02-Nov-25 3219m YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 125/1 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along to go 3rd 3 out, soon ridden and no extra when not fluent next, weakened before last | Shane Fitzgerald 73kg 2 3/4l | 6 (14) |