Vairue (2016) Horse
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About
Vairue is a ten-year-old bay gelding sired by Pushkin and out of Little Bramble. He races under the guidance of H P Markham and is owned by Mrs Valentine Cross. With 20 starts to his credit, he has secured one win and earned $12,096 in prize money. His most recent outing was at Cork on 1 November 2026, where he finished 19th out of 21 starters. His latest victory came at Thurles on 20 October 2022.
Raced At
Cork • Fairyhouse • Tramore • Kilbeggan • Thurles • Navan • Gowran Park • Down Royal • Limerick • Roscommon • Naas • ClonmelRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cork 01-Nov-26 3141m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 33/1 Mid-division early, no extra early straight, weakened | Aidan Kelly 66.2kg 10l | 19 (21) |
| Fairyhouse 10-Oct-26 3219m SOFT R6 HcpH $805 (of $16,103), Winning Time: 03:49.800, SP: 34.00 1st Granlahan ( D O'keeffe 153 ) 2nd Liceo ( P J O'hanlon 168 ) 9.00L 3rd Champagne Dawn ( P Enright 166 ) 11.25L 4th Vairue ( A Kelly 148 ) 13.50L See full results | A Kelly 67.1kg 13.50L | 4 (16) |
| Tramore 16-Aug-26 3347m GOOD R2 HcpH (of $9,815), Winning Time: 03:59.400, SP: 13.00 1st Ina Mina ( J Shinnick 165 ) 2nd Lanzhou ( D King 159 ) 4.25L 3rd Colesberg ( J Canavan 163 ) 1.50L 9th Vairue ( J Williamson 153 , Cd 150 ) 22.70L See full results | J Williamson 69.4kg, Cd 68kg 22.70L | 9 (16) |
| Cork 03-Aug-26 3420m GOOD R3 HcpH (of $9,896), Winning Time: 04:02.800, SP: 29.00 1st Ina Mina ( J Shinnick 150 ) 2nd Syosset ( A Harvey 156 ) 3.00L 3rd Leo Messy ( H Sexton 148 ) 4.75L Vairue ( S Ewing 151 ) 0.00L | S Ewing 68.5kg 0.00L | UPD (19) |
| Kilbeggan 11-Jul-26 3767m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $9,883), Winning Time: 04:39.700, SP: 41.00 1st Boston Bobby ( T P Roche 153 ) 2nd Bowgate Street ( D O'keeffe 160 ) 1.50L 3rd Granlahan ( B Harvey 153 ) 11.00L 7th Vairue ( S Ewing 157 ) 20.25L See full results | S Ewing 71.2kg 20.25L | 7 (19) |
| Thurles 28-Nov-24 3260m GOOD R7 HcpH (of $16,247), Winning Time: 03:51.200, SP: 29.00 1st Brave Troop ( J Smith 168 , Cd 161 ) 2nd Oakley ( D N Cullinane 168 , Cd 163 ) 5.00L 3rd Prince Quattro ( T P Roche 160 , Cd 153 ) 5.75L 9th Vairue ( C Cullinan 160 , Cd 167 ) 13.15L See full results | C Cullinan 72.6kg, Cd 75.8kg 13.15L | 9 (18) |
| Navan 17-Nov-24 3219m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 33/1 Tracked leaders, slight mistake 2nd, 4th halfway, ridden 3 out, no extra before next, weakened | Conor Smithers 69.9kg 7 1/2l | 18 (23) |
| Gowran Park 04-Oct-24 3219m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 11/1 Tracked leaders on inner, ridden 3 out, 6th 2 out, kept on one pace | Conor Smithers 73kg 2 1/4l | 4 (15) |
| Down Royal 30-Aug-24 3392m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 14/1 Tracked leaders, led after 2nd, not fluent 4 out, mistake next and soon headed, dropped to 6th before 2 out, no extra | Cian Cullinan 67.6kg 11l | 6 (8) |
| Thurles 20-Oct-22 3154m GOOD TO YIELDING (GOOD IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 12/1 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 4th 3 out, pushed along and headway on inner to lead last, kept on well run-in | Conor Smithers 72.6kg | 1 (15) |
| Gowran Park 30-Sep-22 3219m YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 12/1 Tracked leaders, ridden entering straight, 4th 2 out, no extra in 4th when fell at last | Conor Smithers 73kg | UPL (15) |
| Navan 17-Sep-22 3173m GOOD TO YIELDING (GOOD IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 14/1 Mid-division, ridden and dropped to 11th 2 out, weakened | Conor Smithers 70.8kg 1/2 length | 13 (16) |
| Down Royal 26-Aug-22 3392m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 80/1 Mid-division and not fluent 5th, 11th halfway, ridden from 3 out and good progress into moderate 5th before last, kept on same pace run-in | Conor Smithers 68kg 4l | 5 (15) |
| Tramore 12-Aug-22 3219m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 66/1 In touch, 5th at 5th, dropped to 6th and no impression 2 out, soon ridden and weakened | Conor Smithers 75.3kg 4l | 6 (15) |
| Kilbeggan 06-Aug-22 3219m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 250/1 Tracked leader, 2nd after 4th, 3rd before 2 out, lost place and weakened quickly approaching straight, slight mistake last | Conor Smithers 71.7kg 3/4 length | 10 (14) |
| Limerick 21-Jul-22 4023m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 100/1 Mid-division for most, slight mistake 4th, mistake 5th, dropped towards rear before 4 out, mistake 3 out and weakened, tailed off | Conor Smithers 75.3kg 36l | 10 (14) |
| Roscommon 04-Jul-22 4023m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 200/1 Always towards rear, mistake 6th, fell at last | Conor Smithers 71.7kg | UPL (15) |
| Naas 30-Jan-22 3822m YIELDING NH Flat, SP: 250/1 Always behind, never a factor, tailed off | Mr M McGuane 77.1kg 89kgl | 10 (15) |
| Thurles 21-Oct-21 3219m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) NH Flat, SP: 125/1 Tracked leaders on outer, 4th halfway, pushed along approaching straight, ridden early straight and no impression in 7th over 1f out, no extra | Mr M McGuane 77.1kg 1 1/2 length | 10 (14) |
| Clonmel 30-Sep-21 3365m GOOD TO YIELDING (GOOD IN PLACES) NH Flat, SP: 50/1 Mid-division, ridden and no extra over 2f out | Mr M McGuane 77.1kg Head | 10 (13) |