Poetic Focus (2020) Horse
About
Poetic Focus is a 5yo bay trained by P. Nolan. The horse is by Yeats out of Western Focus. It has yet to break its maiden, having failed to win in nine starts. In its most recent run at Gowran Park on 8 Nov 2025, Poetic Focus was ridden by Calum Hogan and finished 12th behind May Call You Back.
Raced At
Gowran Park
• Clonmel
• Galway
• Wexford
• Bellewstown
• Listowel
• Limerick
• Thurles
• FairyhouseRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park 08-Nov-25 3990m HEAVY R8 HcpH (of $9,999), SP: 26.00 1st May Call You Back ( B Hayes 168 ) 2nd Cousin Kate ( E Staples 168 , Cd 161 ) 0.75L 3rd Alright Darling ( P Donovan 148 , Cd 145 ) 11.75L 12th Poetic Focus ( C Hogan 159 , Cd 166 ) 42.90L See full results | C Hogan 72.1kg, Cd 75.3kg 42.90L | 12 (19) |
| Clonmel 02-Oct-25 4580m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $9,999), SP: 11.00 1st Sallap ( S O'keeffe 141 ) 2nd Great Bird ( S Flanagan 155 ) 0.75L 3rd Smallcraftwarning ( H Sexton 167 ) 17.00L Poetic Focus ( E Staples 160 , Cd 167 ) 0.00L See full results | E Staples 72.6kg, Cd 75.8kg 0.00L | UPD (14) |
| Galway 09-Sep-25 4510m SOFT R4 HcpH $500 (of $9,999), SP: 26.00 1st Navy Waves ( R P Treacy 154 ) 2nd Southgate Avenue ( N Moore 153 ) 2.25L 3rd Toor Moon ( J J Slevin 148 ) 0.50L 4th Poetic Focus ( S O'keeffe 162 ) 8.25L See full results | S O'keeffe 73.5kg 8.25L | 4 (18) |
| Wexford 09-Aug-25 4830m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 06:03.400, SP: 17.00 1st Corbally Cross ( R J Condon 155 ) 2nd Technology ( A Harvey 159 ) 2.50L 3rd Bayou Belle ( P Smithers 166 ) 3.50L UPL Poetic Focus ( E Staples 165 , Cd 172 ) 0.00L See full results | E Staples 74.8kg, Cd 78kg 0.00L | UPD (14) |
| Bellewstown 06-Jul-25 4120m GOOD R5 HcpH $361 (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:59.800, SP: 67.00 Rear of mid division, 12th after 3 out, left remote 5th after next, soon ridden and kept on one pace 1st Garnacho ( T E O'connor 167 ) 2nd Jaadil ( S O'callaghan 147 ) 12.00L 3rd Stone Forest ( J Shinnick 154 ) 0.15L 5th Poetic Focus ( E Staples 163 , Cd 167 ) 19.40L See full results | E Staples 73.9kg, Cd 75.8kg 19.40L | 5 (16) |
| Listowel 02-Jun-25 3220m GOOD R1 MdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 03:51.800, SP: 29.00 Towards rear, kept on one pace from 2 out, never a factor 1st La Note Verte ( P Townend 161 ) 2nd Astelia ( J Coen 161 ) 5.00L 3rd Tequila Talkin' ( J Gainford 161 ) 0.50L 11th Poetic Focus ( C Stone-walsh 161 , Cd 164 ) 32.55L See full results | C Stone-walsh 73kg, Cd 74.4kg 32.55L | 11 (18) |
| Limerick 29-Dec-24 3820m SOFT R5 MdH (of $20,000), Winning Time: 04:52.070, SP: 101.00 Tracked leaders, mistake 2nd and soon lost place, mid-division when not fluent 5th, ridden before 3 out, soon no extra and weakened, pulled up before next 1st Sommesky ( M P O'connor 160 ) 2nd Custom Taylor ( S Fitzgerald 162 ) 6.50L 3rd Prophet's Corner ( D Allen 160 ) 0.75L UPL Poetic Focus ( C P Mcnamara 153 ) 0.00L See full results | C P Mcnamara 69.4kg 0.00L | UPD (14) |
| Thurles 21-Nov-24 4600m GOOD R4 MdH $300 (of $15,000), Winning Time: 05:36.600, SP: 51.00 Mid-division, 5th halfway, headway to dispute lead when mistake 3 out, 2nd and pushed along entering straight, 3rd and no impression when mistake last, no extra run-in 1st Grooveykindoflove ( D O'keeffe 153 ) 2nd Fillusin ( J Kennedy 161 ) 8.50L 3rd Ad Caelum ( S O'keeffe 153 ) 1.00L 6th Poetic Focus ( S Cleary-farrell 152 , Cd 159 ) 13.00L See full results | S Cleary-farrell 68.9kg, Cd 72.1kg 13.00L | 6 (10) |
| Fairyhouse 12-Oct-24 4120m GOOD R1 MdH $250 (of $12,499), Winning Time: 05:05.090, SP: 12.00 Tracked leaders, took keen hold, 3rd 5 out, 2nd entering straight, pushed along in 3rd 2 out, soon no impression, ridden in 3rd when hung left after last, no extra 1st Born Bright ( P M O'brien 153 ) 2nd Lady Nightingale ( C M Quirke 153 ) 3.50L 3rd Ad Caelum ( C Stone-walsh 153 ) 2.00L 6th Poetic Focus ( S Cleary-farrell 151 , Cd 155 ) 10.00L See full results | S Cleary-farrell 68.5kg, Cd 70.3kg 10.00L | 6 (10) |
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