Sunny South West (2020) Horse
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Sunny South West is a six-year-old brown gelding, by Valirann out of Classic Sun. Trained by Edward F Power and owned by Sean Dalton, he has contested 15 starts, winning four races and placing three times in second position as well as one third, accumulating $71,888 in earnings. His most recent outing was at Cheltenham on 23 October 2026, where he finished 4th of 11. He last won at Thurles on 8 October 2026.
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Cheltenham • Thurles • Listowel • Leopardstown • Roscommon • Galway • Killarney • Ballinrobe • Cork • Tipperary • Punchestown • ClonmelRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham 23-Oct-26 4005m GOOD TO SOFT CL3 Hurdle, SP: 11/4 Led when jumped badly left and baulked 1st, headed last, no extra final 110 yards | Michael Kenneally 67.6kg 3/4 length | 4 (11) |
| Thurles 08-Oct-26 3339m GOOD R7 Md $11,607 (of $19,345) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:52.500, SP: 3.75 1st Sunny South West ( M Kenneally 142 , Cd 137 ) 2nd Teofil ( S Heffernan 142 ) 3.50L 3rd Shirzan ( J O'gorman 137 , Cd 130 ) 10.00L See full results | M Kenneally 64.4kg, Cd 62.1kg | 1 (9) |
| Listowel 25-Sep-26 2816m GOOD R8 Listowel Races Supporters Club Failte Abhaile (Q.R.) Race In Memory Of Pat Scanlon $2,589 (of $15,532), Winning Time: 03:22.200, SP: 4.50 1st Ebony King ( A P Ryan 154 ) 2nd Anyway ( D Doyle 154 ) 4.00L 3rd Sunny South West ( J Dunne 154 , Cd 147 ) 8.50L See full results | J Dunne 69.9kg, Cd 66.7kg 8.50L | 3 (17) |
| Leopardstown 12-Sep-26 2615m GOOD R8 Hcp (of $145,656) Barrier 25, Winning Time: 02:45.480, SP: 29.00 1st Immutable ( L Mcateer 122 ) 2nd Yousaynothingatall ( O Murphy 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Too Bossy For Us ( B Coen 124 ) 0.75L 16th Sunny South West ( J Cleary 121 , Cd 116 ) 4.90L See full results | J Cleary 54.9kg, Cd 52.6kg 4.90L | 16 (26) |
| Roscommon 19-Aug-26 2458m GOOD R6 Md $588 (of $11,735) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:43.790, SP: 5.00 1st Magnum Cor ( D B Mcmonagle 134 ) 2nd Almazann ( C Hayes 134 ) 1.75L 3rd Possum ( S Foley 129 ) 0.50L 5th Sunny South West ( J Cleary 143 , Cd 138 ) 4.30L See full results | J Cleary 64.9kg, Cd 62.6kg 4.30L | 5 (16) |
| Galway 30-Jul-26 2453m GOOD R5 Md $5,532 (of $16,596) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:52.450, SP: 5.00 1st Abbotsford ( F Maguire 155 ) 2nd Sunny South West ( D O'connor 166 ) 7.50L 3rd Daddy Long Legs ( P W Mullins 166 ) 0.30L See full results | D O'connor 75.3kg 7.50L | 2 (21) |
| Killarney 14-Jul-26 2867m GOOD Flat, SP: 2/1 Tracked leaders and soon 2nd, 3rd halfway, 2nd over 2f out, pushed along and led 1 1/2f out, ridden and headed narrowly 1f out, kept on, no impression final 100 yards | Mr D O'Connor 75.3kg 1 1/2 length | 2 (12) |
| Thurles 05-Feb-26 4114m SOFT (SOFT TO HEAVY IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 10/3 Towards rear, headway after 3 out and disputed lead next, pushed along and headed approaching last, soon no impression on winner, no extra run-in | Phillip Enright 70.8kg 24l | 2 (6) |
| Leopardstown 29-Dec-25 4118m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 11/2 Mid division, 6th halfway, pushed along after 2 out, ridden to briefly go 5th approaching last, soon no extra and lost a place run-in | Eoin Staples 72.6kg 3 1/4l | 6 (9) |
| Ballinrobe 22-Jul-25 3501m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 1/1 Led, jumped slightly left 1st, not fluent 4th, pressed before last and soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, soon no extra and weakened to 4th close home | Phillip Enright 76.2kg 1 3/4 length | 4 (6) |
| Cork 11-Jul-25 3392m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 5/4 Made all, not fluent 1st, asserted after 2 out, ran on well run-in, comfortably | Phillip Enright 75.3kg | 1 (18) |
| Tipperary 14-May-25 3392m GOOD TO YIELDING NH Flat, SP: 5/6 Made all, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and went clear inside final furlong | Mr A P Ryan 76.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Punchestown 30-Apr-25 3339m YIELDING CL1 NH Flat, SP: 66/1 In rear, closer approaching straight and soon pushed along, 3rd and ridden 1 1/2f out, no extra inside final furlong | Mr A P Ryan 76.2kg Head | 5 (6) |
| Clonmel 27-Mar-25 3219m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) NH Flat, SP: 15/2 Soon settled mid-division, closer and tracked leaders after 6f, left in lead after 7f, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong | Mr A P Ryan 76.2kg | 1 (15) |
| Thurles 06-Mar-25 3142m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) NH Flat, SP: 25/1 Towards rear, pushed along and some headway approaching straight, 8th and ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong | Mr A P Ryan 76.2kg 1 1/4 length | 5 (18) |