Preparations (2021) Horse
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Preparations is a five-year-old bay mare by Mastercraftsman out of Marvellous Ways. She races for trainer A Slattery and is owned by Mrs M C Slattery. Over 23 starts she has secured three victories, placed two times in second position and once in third, accumulating $48,936 in prize money. Her most recent outing was at Curragh on 15 October 2026, where she finished 14th of 24 runners. The latest win was recorded at Tramore on 16 August 2026.
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Curragh • Bellewstown • Cork • Tramore • Ballinrobe • Dundalk • Galway • Gowran Park • Roscommon • Fairyhouse • Limerick • Listowel • NavanRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Curragh 15-Oct-26 2816m SOFT R6 Hcp (of $28,861) Barrier 22, Winning Time: 03:12.110, SP: 41.00 1st Priorstown ( B Coen 130 ) 2nd Granville Street ( K Kennedy 140 , Cd 135 ) 1.75L 3rd It's Good To Talk ( S Heffernan 132 ) 2.50L 14th Preparations ( F Moran 131 , Cd 121 ) 19.75L See full results | F Moran 59.4kg, Cd 54.9kg 19.75L | 14 (24) |
| Bellewstown 30-Sep-26 2515m SOFT R6 Hcp (of $11,691) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:51.220, SP: 6.00 1st Arch Enemy ( A Grant 144 ) 2nd Miss Australie ( C Cusack 136 ) 0.50L 3rd Metamorpheus ( A Browne-souza 124 ) 0.20L 7th Preparations ( J Dalton 132 , Cd 130 ) 10.25L See full results | J Dalton 59.9kg, Cd 59kg 10.25L | 7 (13) |
| Cork 30-Aug-26 2414m SOFT R7 Hcp $585 (of $11,677) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:40.600, SP: 11.00 1st Lauderdale King ( A Slattery 131 ) 2nd Justenzia ( J M Sheridan 138 ) 2.25L 3rd Louiescall ( D King 140 ) 0.75L 5th Preparations ( J Dalton 133 , Cd 126 ) 7.00L See full results | J Dalton 60.3kg, Cd 57.2kg 7.00L | 5 (21) |
| Tramore 16-Aug-26 2414m GOOD R4 Hcp $9,815 (of $9,815) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:42.960, SP: 5.00 1st Preparations ( S Coen 140 , Cd 135 ) 2nd Nathema ( J Dalton 132 ) 1.25L 3rd Limestone Red ( R Cleary 132 ) 0.50L See full results | S Coen 63.5kg, Cd 61.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Ballinrobe 21-Jul-26 2578m GOOD R6 Hcp $328 (of $9,831) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:51.860, SP: 11.00 1st Reflectionist ( J Harnett 129 ) 2nd Wingit ( P Mcgettigan 119 ) 7.50L 3rd Masego ( R Mulligan 129 ) 2.25L 6th Preparations ( A Browne-souza 141 , Cd 134 ) 14.00L See full results | A Browne-souza 64kg, Cd 60.8kg 14.00L | 6 (11) |
| Cork 10-Jul-26 4023m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 28/1 Close up, led 3rd, headed before 7th, ran 2nd, 3rd 4 out, soon lost place, weakened, no danger, pulled up before 3 out | Mr A P Ryan 76.7kg | UPL (16) |
| Dundalk 23-Jan-26 2414m STANDARD Flat, SP: 9/2 Soon prominent, led after 1 1/2f, headed 5f out, ridden in 2nd 2f out, no extra over 1f out | Declan McDonogh 59.9kg 4 1/4l | 10 (12) |
| Dundalk 12-Dec-25 2414m STANDARD Flat, SP: 11/1 Disputed lead early, headed after 3f, ridden and disputed lead again briefly 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, dropped to 6th 1f out, no impression | Sam Coen 61.2kg 1 3/4 length | 7 (14) |
| Dundalk 21-Nov-25 2149m STANDARD Flat, SP: 12/1 Led, headed halfway, ridden in 2nd on far side 2f out, no extra in 4th 1f out, kept on one pace | Sam Coen 61.2kg 1 3/4 length | 4 (14) |
| Curragh 30-Aug-25 2414m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 8/1 | Sam Austin 76.7kg Neck | 13 (21) |
| Galway 01-Aug-25 2829m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 11/2 Towards rear, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, ridden and kept on one pace from over 1f out, never a factor | Andrew Slattery 62.1kg 1/2 length | 10 (16) |
| Ballinrobe 23-Jun-25 2623m YIELDING Flat, SP: 9/2 Towards rear early, some headway halfway, pushed along and progress on outer to go 4th approaching straight, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, soon no impression, kept on one pace | J M Sheridan 62.6kg 4 3/4l | 3 (14) |
| Gowran Park 02-Jun-25 2451m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 15/2 Settled towards rear, cajoled along before halfway, pushed along 3f and came wide turning in, ridden and headway 2f out, soon went 4th, hung right over 1f out, stayed on to go never dangerous 2nd close home | Andrew Slattery 58.1kg 3l | 2 (8) |
| Roscommon 19-May-25 2430m GOOD Flat, SP: 11/4 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and dropped to 4th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | Andrew Slattery 59kg 6l | 5 (7) |
| Fairyhouse 21-Apr-25 3219m SOFT TO HEAVY CL1 Hurdle, SP: 16/1 Led, slight mistake 4th, 2 lengths clear halfway, pushed along and headed early straight, soon dropped to rear and no extra after 2 out, tailed off | Cian Quirke 66.7kg 45kgl | 7 (7) |
| Limerick 10-Apr-25 3219m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 7/2 Made all, not fluent at 4th, increased advantage before 5th where not fluent, reduced lead after 3 out, kept on well under pressure run-in, asserted closing stages | Cian Quirke 70.8kg | 1 (11) |
| Bellewstown 03-Oct-24 2448m YIELDING Flat, SP: 16/1 Soon led, 3 lengths clear halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong | Andrew Slattery 61.7kg | 1 (11) |
| Listowel 23-Sep-24 2414m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 14/1 Edged right leaving stalls, soon led narrowly, headed under 2f out, lost place and weakened over 1f out | Andrew Slattery 62.1kg Neck | 6 (9) |
| Navan 29-Aug-24 2816m GOOD Flat, SP: 13/2 Led, ridden under 2f out, strongly pressed and joined over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 2nd inside final furlong | Ben Coen 62.1kg 1/2 length | 2 (7) |
| Galway 01-Aug-24 2414m YIELDING Flat, SP: 10/1 Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no extra | Andrew Slattery 59kg 4 3/4l | 15 (18) |
| Limerick 07-Jul-24 2277m GOOD Flat, SP: 33/1 Rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace | Andrew Slattery 58.5kg 1 1/2 length | 8 (11) |
| Gowran Park 23-Apr-24 1902m SOFT Flat, SP: 80/1 Led, pushed along entering straight, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon no extra and dropped to 4th inside final furlong | Declan McDonogh 58.5kg 1/2 length | 4 (9) |
| Dundalk 13-Apr-24 2149m STANDARD Flat, SP: 50/1 Dwelt slightly, soon in touch, 5th over 4f out, lost place over 2f out, no extra final furlong | Andrew Slattery 58.5kg 3/4 length | 7 (11) |