Road To The Weir (2016) Horse
About
Road To The Weir, a 10yo gelding trained by J Neilan, is entered in the Sligo R5 Johnston Farm Equipment Handicap Hurdle (0‑100). He is by Salutino out of Babyshan and has yet to secure a win in 17 starts. In his most recent run at Limerick on 26 Dec 2025, ridden by Harry Sexton, he finished tenth behind the victor Happy Dreams.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Limerick 26-Dec-25 3539m HEAVY R6 HcpCh (of $12,000), SP: 41.00 1st Happy Dreams ( S O'keeffe 163 ) 2nd Kilbrin Rocco ( G Noonan 146 ) 1.25L 3rd Mount Frisco ( M Kenneally 162 ) 2.50L 10th Road To The Weir ( H Sexton 140 , Cd 133 ) 32.90L See full results | H Sexton 63.5kg, Cd 60.3kg 32.90L | 10 (14) |
| 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 results | A King 75.3kg, Cd 78.5kg 47.5kgL | 6 (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 results | A King 68.5kg, Cd 71.7kg 93.7kgL | 11 (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 King 152 , Cd 159 ) 29.75L See full results | A King 68.9kg, Cd 72.1kg 29.75L | 5 (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 King 145 , Cd 149 ) 11.50L See full results | A King 65.8kg, Cd 67.6kg 11.50L | 6 (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 King 156 , Cd 163 ) 1.20L See full results | A King 70.8kg, Cd 73.9kg 1.20L | 3 (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 King 157 , Cd 164 ) 14.30L See full results | A King 71.2kg, Cd 74.4kg 14.30L | 8 (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 ) 0.00L See full results | A M King 72.6kg 0.00L | 10 (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 results | C P Mcnamara 73.5kg 23.00L | 10 (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 results | D Moloney 67.1kg, Cd 68.9kg 0.00L | UPD (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 results | C Quirke 75.3kg, Cd 77.6kg 20.75L | 9 (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 results | M J M O'sullivan 75.3kg 29.50L | 13 (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 results | A O'sullivan 71.7kg, Cd 74.8kg 0.00L | 11 (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 ) 3.00L | T P Harney 74.8kg 3.00L | 2 (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 ) 0.00L | T P Harney 74.8kg 0.00L | UPD (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 ) 0.00L | T P Roche 77.1kg 0.00L | UPD (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 ) 0.00L | E Mahon 77.1kg 0.00L | UPD (15) |