Road To The Weir (2016) Horse

Foal Date
01-Jan-16
Colour
bay
Sire
Salutino
Dam
Babyshan
Prize Money
2965
Trainer
J Neilan
Owners
L Neilan
About

Road To The Weir is a 9yo bay trained by J Neilan. The horse is by Salutino out of Babyshan. It has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in 16 starts. In its latest race at Thurles on 27th Nov 2025, ridden by Alan King, it finished sixth behind Kappa Jy Pyke.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Thurles 27-Nov-25 3680m SOFT R1 Ch $220 (of $11,002), Winning Time: 04:39.000, SP: 251.00 1st Kappa Jy Pyke ( D Mullins 166 ) 2nd Salvator Mundi ( P Townend 166 ) 1.25L 3rd Donnie Devito ( D Meyler 166 ) 30.25L 6th Road To The Weir ( A King 166 , Cd 173 ) 47.50L See full resultsA King 75.3kg, Cd 78.5kg 47.5kgL6 (8)
Sligo 25-Oct-25 4030m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $10,502), SP: 19.00 1st Kinbara Hills ( P M O'brien 155 , Cd 150 ) 2nd Mrs Biddle ( D Meyler 152 ) 1.25L 3rd Yoursimplythebest ( J C Gainford 143 ) 1.75L 11th Road To The Weir ( A King 151 , Cd 158 ) 93.65L See full resultsA King 68.5kg, Cd 71.7kg 93.7kgL11 (11)
Limerick 29-Jan-25 3220m HEAVY R5 HcpH $300 (of $9,999), SP: 8.50 1st Moudan ( E Walsh 165 ) 2nd A Nod To Getaway ( G Noonan 153 ) 3.50L 3rd Fernhill Fling ( T P Roche 147 ) 15.00L 5th Road To The Weir ( A M King 152 , Cd 159 ) 29.75L See full resultsA M King 68.9kg, Cd 72.1kg 29.75L5 (7)
Cork 13-Dec-24 3260m SOFT R3 HcpH $270 (of $13,499), Winning Time: 04:06.010, SP: 11.00 Towards rear, headway on outer approaching straight, pushed along in 5th before 2 out, ridden and no impression before last, kept on one pace 1st Robbies Rock ( C Stone-walsh 151 ) 2nd Wardens Whisper ( T P Roche 149 ) 3.00L 3rd Star Official ( C Owens 160 ) 7.00L 6th Road To The Weir ( A M King 145 , Cd 149 ) 11.50L See full resultsA M King 65.8kg, Cd 67.6kg 11.50L6 (14)
Limerick 19-Nov-24 3220m SOFT R5 HcpH $1,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:19.500, SP: 9.00 Towards rear, in rear after 2nd, 11th after 5th, good headway after 3 out, 3rd entering straight, 2nd before 2 out, effort before last, kept on run-in, dropped to 3rd close home 1st Jack Holiday ( T P Harney 166 ) 2nd She's On Line ( G Noonan 158 ) 0.20L 3rd Road To The Weir ( A M King 156 ) 1.20L See full resultsA M King 70.8kg 1.20L3 (11)
Galway 09-Oct-24 3340m GOOD R2 HcpH (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:11.800, SP: 29.00 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 7th and pushed along 2 out, soon ridden and no impression approaching last, no extra run-in 1st Ragmans Corner ( J Kearney 167 ) 2nd Bowgate Street ( D O'keeffe 159 ) 0.20L 3rd Bella Be Good ( E Walsh 156 ) 3.75L 8th Road To The Weir ( A M King 157 , Cd 164 ) 14.30L See full resultsA M King 71.2kg, Cd 74.4kg 14.30L8 (12)
Sligo 07-Jul-24 4000m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $6,944), Winning Time: 04:58.100, SP: 40/1 In touch, 5th after 5th, lost place before 2 out, weakened after 2 out 1st La Hacienda ( J Smith 164 ) 2nd Divilabother ( A Harvey 157 ) 9.50L 3rd Kilashee ( S Fitzgerald 154 ) 5.00L 10th Road To The Weir ( A M King 160 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full resultsA M King 72.6kg, Cd 0 0.00L10 (15)
Tipperary 23-Apr-24 3220m SOFT R2 HcpH (of $10,000), Winning Time: 03:55.100, SP: 41.00 Tracked leaders, took keen hold, 3rd halfway, pushed along in 5th approaching straight, no extra 1st Morepowertoya ( J Kennedy 164 ) 2nd Tingarran Express ( B Hayes 162 ) 5.00L 3rd So Easy Way ( D King 153 ) 5.00L 10th Road To The Weir ( C P Mcnamara 162 ) 23.00L See full resultsC P Mcnamara 73.5kg 23.00L10 (19)
Naas 12-Jan-24 3840m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $13,000), Winning Time: 05:03.700, SP: 51.00 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd when mistake and unseated rider 4 out 1st American Money ( C Stone-walsh 163 ) 2nd Circus Act ( G Brouder 156 ) 0.15L 3rd Pride Of Place ( A P Kelly 163 ) 1.50L UPL Road To The Weir ( D Moloney 148 , Cd 152 ) 0.00L See full resultsD Moloney 67.1kg, Cd 68.9kg 0.00LUPD (18)
Galway 12-Sep-23 3340m SOFT R1 MdH (of $13,000), Winning Time: 04:09.600, SP: 81.00 Towards rear, closer approaching 2 out, soon no impression and no extra run-in, never a factor 1st Alvaniy ( B Hayes 166 ) 2nd Whimsy ( A P Heskin 157 ) 4.50L 3rd Team Of Firsts ( S Fitzgerald 166 ) 0.20L 9th Road To The Weir ( C Quirke 166 , Cd 171 ) 20.75L See full resultsC Quirke 75.3kg, Cd 77.6kg 20.75L9 (15)
Roscommon 09-Aug-23 3990m SOFT R1 CLMdH (of $10,500), Winning Time: 05:00.400, SP: 101.00 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to lead 5 out, pushed along and headed 3 out, soon no extra and weakened from next 1st Lake Winnipesaukee ( K M Donoghue 166 ) 2nd Givago ( P Townend 166 ) 5.50L 3rd Getaway Charlie ( D Doyle 166 ) 1.25L 13th Road To The Weir ( M J M O'sullivan 166 ) 29.50L See full resultsM J M O'sullivan 75.3kg 29.50L13 (19)
Clonmel 08-Dec-22 3830m SOFT R1 MdH (of $10,000), Winning Time: 05:13.400, SP: 67.00 Led briefly, tracked leader from before 2nd, slight mistake 4 out, weakened from before next, tailed off 1st Santonito ( J J Codd 166 ) 2nd Eye Van ( E Cody 158 ) 0.50L 3rd Royal Moon ( P Taaffe 158 ) 1.75L 11th Road To The Weir ( A O'sullivan 158 , Cd 165 ) 0.00L See full resultsA O'sullivan 71.7kg, Cd 74.8kg 0.00L11 (18)
Quakerstown 17-Apr-22 4830m SOFT Md (of $5,798), SP: 3.50 Ld/disp, sl adv at usual 5out, hdd aftr usual 2out, ko flat bt nt mtch wnr 1st Meetmeatthearch ( E P O'brien 170 ) 2nd Road To The Weir ( T P Harney 165 ) 3.00L 3rd Land Jet ( P A King 170 ) 3.00LT P Harney 74.8kg 3.00L2 (11)
Loughrea 27-Mar-22 4830m SOFT Md (of $5,798), SP: 11.00 Mid-div on outer, 3rd 1/2way, prog in 3rd bef 2out, went 1l 2nd aftr 2out, still 1l 2nd when b mstk & ur last 1st Future Benefits ( L Costello 165 ) 2nd Lights Are Green ( B W Harvey 170 ) 12.00L 3rd Sir Shelby ( D O'connor 170 ) 14.00L UPL Road To The Weir ( T P Harney 165 , Cd 0 ) 0.00LT P Harney 74.8kg, Cd 0 0.00LUPD (7)
Belclare 20-Mar-22 4830m SOFT Md (of $5,697), SP: 6/1 Tr ldrs, drpd to last 1/2way, sl prog to rr of mid-div bef 4out, rdn bef 3out, sn no ex & pu appr str 1st Global Assembly ( L Lalor 170 ) 2nd Ginger Pointe ( M J Sweeney 170 ) 14.00L UPL Road To The Weir ( T P Roche 170 , Cd 0 ) 0.00LT P Roche 77.1kg, Cd 0 0.00LUPD (10)
Dromahane 30-Dec-21 4830m SOFT Md (of $5,697), SP: 6/1 Alw twrds rr, last 6out, cto 5out, pu bef 4out 1st Grey Skies ( J W Hannon 170 ) 2nd New Edge ( M J C Barry 170 ) 4.00L 3rd Love The West ( M D Allen 170 ) 8.00L UPL Road To The Weir ( E Mahon 170 , Cd 0 ) 0.00LE Mahon 77.1kg, Cd 0 0.00LUPD (15)