Poetic Focus (2020) Horse
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Poetic Focus is a 6yo bay horse trained by A Slattery in Tipperary. He is by Yeats out of Western Focus. He has yet to break his maiden, standing winless after 13 starts. In his most recent run at Ballinrobe on 11 Aug 2026, Danny Gilligan rode him to a second-place finish behind Nothing Hectic.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ballinrobe 11-Aug-26 4529m GOOD R7 HcpH $3,272 (of $16,357), Winning Time: 05:32.800, SP: 5.00 1st Nothing Hectic ( P Enright 168 ) 2nd Poetic Focus ( D Gilligan 154 ) 0.50L 3rd Pilgrims Walk ( R Sugrue 162 , Cd 155 ) 2.00L See full results | D Gilligan 69.9kg 0.50L | 2 (19) |
| Sligo 12-Jul-26 4129m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $16,416), Winning Time: 04:59.800, SP: 12.00 1st Lilac Lady ( A King 164 , Cd 157 ) 2nd Poppycon ( P Enright 162 ) 3.25L 3rd Dream Shaper ( P Cleary 149 , Cd 142 ) 5.00L 13th Poetic Focus ( C Quirke 155 ) 117.30L See full results | C Quirke 70.3kg 53.2kgL | 13 (18) |
| Bellewstown 05-Jul-26 4124m GOOD R5 HcpH $596 (of $11,880), Winning Time: 04:57.900, SP: 13.00 1st Clever Court ( S O'callaghan 140 ) 2nd Whiskey Serenade ( E Finegan 156 ) 1.75L 3rd Clone Cross ( A Kelly 162 ) 4.00L 5th Poetic Focus ( J Younge 156 , Cd 152 ) 12.50L See full results | J Younge 70.8kg, Cd 68.9kg 12.50L | 5 (19) |
| Limerick 29-May-26 4426m SOFT R7 HcpH (of $9,742), SP: 9.00 1st Mickey Hulie ( D Mullins 159 ) 2nd Island Mccoo ( S Flanagan 152 ) 2.50L 3rd The Striker Dylan ( B Hayes 159 ) 5.50L 7th Poetic Focus ( P Donovan 157 , Cd 154 ) 42.00L See full results | P Donovan 71.2kg, Cd 69.9kg 42.00L | 7 (14) |
| Gowran Park 08-Nov-25 3990m HEAVY R8 HcpH (of $10,618), SP: 26.00 1st May Call You Back ( B Hayes 168 ) 2nd Cousin Kate ( E Staples 168 ) 0.75L 3rd Alright Darling ( P Donovan 148 ) 11.00L 12th Poetic Focus ( C Hogan 159 , Cd 166 ) 42.90L See full results | C Hogan 72.1kg, Cd 75.3kg 42.90L | 12 (19) |