Sylkie (2021) Horse
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Sylkie is a five-year-old chestnut mare, by Starspangledbanner out of Heavenly Snow. She is trained by D Howard for the Sylkie Syndicate. From 27 starts she has collected three wins and placed third three times, earning $51,308 in prize money. Her most recent start came at Naas on 11 October 2026, where she finished 7th of a 12 runner field. Her latest victory was recorded at Galway on 28 October 2024.
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Punchestown • Naas • Galway • Navan • Cork • Curragh • Roscommon • Limerick • Ballinrobe • Tramore • Tipperary • Fairyhouse • Gowran Park • Sligo • DundalkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Punchestown 30-Oct-26 1609m YIELDING (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) R2 Punchestown Premiere Weekend Sat 21 & Sun 22 November Handicap, SP: 12.00 | Rory Cleary 2.5L | 2 (14) |
| Naas 11-Oct-26 2148m SOFT R7 Hcp (of $19,321) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:26.930, SP: 12.00 1st Pure Granite ( J Dalton 119 ) 2nd Love Orchid ( N Doherty 131 , Cd 127 ) 0.75L 3rd Senna's Girl ( M Sheridan 140 ) 2.25L 7th Sylkie ( J Orr 132 ) 9.25L See full results | J Orr 59.9kg 9.25L | 7 (12) |
| Galway 09-Sep-26 2414m SOFT R7 Hcp (of $11,613) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:46.900, SP: 17.00 1st Coulstys Way ( R Holohan 132 ) 2nd Canon Law ( K Kennedy 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Soaring Sun ( R Donaghue-leahy 139 ) 9.50L 11th Sylkie ( J Cleary 131 ) 21.80L See full results | J Cleary 59.4kg 21.80L | 11 (16) |
| Navan 25-Apr-26 2048m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $11,803) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:09.290, SP: 29.00 1st Obscenity ( J M Sheridan 135 ) 2nd Maeve Brennan ( S Foley 140 ) 5.50L 3rd Talk Show Host ( S Rutledge 141 ) 0.30L 14th Sylkie ( R Cleary 135 ) 12.95L See full results | R Cleary 61.2kg 12.95L | 14 (26) |
| Punchestown 19-Feb-26 3362m HEAVY R1 MdH (of $16,774), SP: 126.00 1st Straight John ( J Kennedy 158 ) 2nd Bulgaden Castle ( S Torrens 158 ) 3.75L 3rd En Or ( D King 166 ) 4.05L 9th Sylkie ( C Quirke 159 ) 39.55L See full results | C Quirke 72.1kg 39.55L | 9 (19) |
| Punchestown 27-Jan-26 3219m HEAVY R1 MdH (of $20,587), SP: 201.00 1st Leader D'allier ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Straight John ( J Kennedy 166 ) 9.00L 3rd Laxxio ( D Mullins 166 ) 21.00L 9th Sylkie ( C Quirke 159 ) 60.00L See full results | C Quirke 72.1kg 60L | 9 (16) |
| Cork 03-Jan-26 3392m YIELDING TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 33/1 Always towards rear, never a factor | Cian Quirke 72.1kg 5 1/2l | 15 (17) |
| Galway 27-Oct-25 1676m SOFT TO HEAVY Flat, SP: 4/1 Towards rear early, rear of mid-division halfway, ridden 3f out, stayed on into 6th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | Rory Cleary 56.7kg 1/2 length | 4 (16) |
| Curragh 28-Sep-25 2012m YIELDING Flat, SP: 25/1 Towards rear, pushed along entering straight, ridden to go 2nd over 1f out, no extra and dropped to 3rd close home | Mr E P O'Brien 74.4kg 1 3/4 length | 3 (22) |
| Galway 09-Sep-25 2414m SOFT Flat, SP: 5/1 Held up, towards rear halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out | Darragh O'Sullivan 61.2kg 1 length | 7 (18) |
| Roscommon 01-Sep-25 2430m SOFT Flat, SP: 25/1 Rear of mid-division, ridden in 9th 2f out, kept on one pace | Rory Cleary 58.1kg 3/4 length | 9 (16) |
| Curragh 27-Jun-25 1609m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 50/1 Always towards rear, never a factor, no extra from 2f out | Rory Cleary 59kg 4 1/4l | 18 (20) |
| Limerick 11-Jun-25 1609m GOOD Flat, SP: 33/1 In touch, 3rd halfway, dropped to 4th and niggled along 2f out, lost place and no extra closing stages | Rory Cleary 57.6kg 1 1/4 length | 6 (7) |
| Ballinrobe 09-May-25 1937m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 33/1 Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression under 3f out, no extra | Rory Cleary 63.5kg 5l | 7 (8) |
| Cork 19-Apr-25 2103m SOFT Flat, SP: 22/1 Mid-division, ran freely, 7th halfway, pushed along and no extra early straight, weakened | Rory Cleary 54kg 13l | 16 (16) |
| Galway 28-Oct-24 1676m HEAVY Flat, SP: 6/1 Mid-division, pushed along and headway into 5th entering straight, led early final furlong, ridden and kept on well closing stages | Rory Cleary 59.4kg | 1 (18) |
| Curragh 05-Oct-24 2414m GOOD Flat, SP: 18/1 Soon in touch, 4th over 4f out, closed in 2nd over 3f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | Miss L Costello 63.5kg Short Head | 9 (15) |
| Galway 10-Sep-24 1699m YIELDING Flat, SP: 7/2 Held up towards rear, progress 2f out, ridden on outer 1 1/2f out, stayed on into 4th 1f out, kept on well final furlong to lead close home | Colin Keane 59kg | 1 (12) |
| Tramore 17-Aug-24 2414m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 11/1 Dwelt, soon ran freely towards rear, 3rd after 2f, effort in 4th under 2f out, kept on final furlong | Rory Cleary 58.5kg 1/2 length | 4 (6) |
| Galway 04-Aug-24 1676m YIELDING Flat, SP: 28/1 Mid-division, 6th halfway, switched left over 2f out, pushed along in 8th 2f out, ridden in 4th 1f out, 3rd 100 yards out, kept on well, led final strides | Rory Cleary 54.4kg | 1 (12) |
| Tipperary 03-Jul-24 1811m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 20/1 Soon towards rear and in rear halfway, pushed along from 4f out, ridden and progress on outer from over 2f out, 6th 1f out and kept on into 4th inside final furlong, never nearer | Colin Keane 58.5kg 2 1/4l | 4 (13) |
| Fairyhouse 30-May-24 2012m GOOD Flat, SP: 11/2 In touch, improved to 2nd before halfway, led entering straight, headed over 2f out, dropped to 4th and under pressure 1 1/2f out, one paced inside final furlong | J M Sheridan 58.1kg 1 1/2 length | 5 (10) |
| Gowran Park 09-May-24 1609m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 6/4 Prominent, soon led, 3 lengths clear halfway, reduced lead entering straight, headed over 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out, eased inside final furlong | Seamie Heffernan 59.4kg 13l | 11 (12) |
| Sligo 05-May-24 2121m YIELDING TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 8/1 Mid division, 4th halfway, ridden over 4f out, responded to go 3rd over 2f out, soon no extra and kept on one pace inside final furlong | J M Sheridan 58.5kg 3 1/4l | 3 (12) |
| Naas 24-Mar-24 1408m HEAVY Flat, SP: 4/1 Slowly into stride and towards rear early, 5th halfway, ridden over 2f out and 4th 1f out, kept on one pace to go 3rd closing stages | Seamie Heffernan 59.4kg 1 1/2 length | 3 (9) |
| Dundalk 26-Jan-24 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 33/1 Rear of mid-division, pushed along and some headway under 2f out, mid-division and ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final 150 yards | J M Sheridan 58.5kg 3/4 length | 10 (14) |
| Dundalk 20-Dec-23 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 150/1 Slowly away, rear of mid-division, reminder early, pushed along 2f out, ridden in 11th 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong | J M Sheridan 57.2kg Head | 8 (13) |
| Dundalk 24-Nov-23 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 18/1 Slowly away and towards rear, pushed along halfway, no impression under 2f out and eased inside final furlong, never a factor | Seamie Heffernan 58.1kg 1 1/2 length | 12 (14) |