Brains Racehorse Profile

Brains is a 10-year-old Gelding, trained by R DONOHOE, based at Roscommon. With 92 career starts and 14 wins, it has earned $56,803.

Age
10
Sex
Gelding
Trainer
R DONOHOE
Trained at
Roscommon
Sire
Dandy Man
Dam
Pure Jazz
Sire of dam
Marju
Owner
Mrs K Geaney, E McKenzie, Mrs A Robinson, C Dickson, D Gollan, J Lucey, M Shea, J Schroder, R Loader & Mrs C Harding
Career
92:14-8-8
Prize money
$56,803
Last start
12 Oct 2026
Recent form
756334

Brains Form Guide

Brains — last 50 starts
DateTrackDistClassGoingBarWgtJockeyResultMarginTimeSPWinner / 2nd
29 Sept 2026Cork (ire)1207mWTW Willis HandicapSoft11133kgSam Coen4 of 191.75L1:21.00—Verified (IRE)
22 Sept 2026Listowel (ire)1422mRose Hotel HandicapYielding11136kgShane Foley3 of 151L1:29.94—Platino Bianco (IRE)
10 Sept 2026Laytown (ire)1408mO'NEILLS.COM HandicapStandard9145kgSam Coen3 of 101L1:24.16—Chavajod (GB)
20 Aug 2026Leopardstown (ire)1408mUnio Employee Benefits HandicapGood To Yielding5119kgReese Holohan6 of 143.5L1:27.28—Naoi (IRE)
6 Aug 2026Leopardstown (ire)1447mCarnival de Leop HandicapGood6134kgSam Coen5 of 171L1:29.86—Launch Time (GB)
25 July 2026Gowran Park (ire)1408mO'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Handicap (Div II)Good11135kgSam Coen7 of 164.75L1:27.41—Dynamic Force (IRE)
30 June 2026Roscommon1494mJimmy Murray Agri Services Handicap (0-60)Good3141kgSeamie Heffernan5 of 154.5L1:34.23—La La Lucrative (IRE)
1 June 2026Gowran Park1609mKCLR 96FM Apprentice Handicap (0-60)Yielding10140kgShay Wallace6 of 166.5L1:42.87—Real Petite (GER)
11 May 2026Roscommon1510mNext Meeting At Roscommon On Monday, 18th May Handicap (0-60)Good5138kgShane Foley2 of 142.75L1:33.46—Kitty Bear (IRE)
15 Apr 2026Leopardstown1408mBuzzBallz Handicap (0-60)Yielding To Soft17138kgShane Foley4 of 121.75L1:33.05—Exceeding (IRE)
9 Jan 2026Dundalk (aw)1609mNew Saddle Bar At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) (Div 1)Standard14133kgPatrick Mcgettigan14 of 1427.25L1:43.98—Beat The Devil (IRE)
10 Dec 2025Dundalk (aw)1408mBook Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (0-60)Standard3142kgN G Mccullagh5 of 113.75L1:27.72—Lahore Da King (IRE)
29 Oct 2025Dundalk (aw)1609mHalloween Mid-Term Racing At Dundalk Handicap (Div 2)Standard8124kgPatrick Mcgettigan8 of 145.25L1:41.22—Albion Power (IRE)
16 Oct 2025Curragh1408m1xbet.ie Supports Irish Racing HandicapYielding24124kgPatrick Mcgettigan13 of 267L1:32.55—Loingseoir (IRE)
2 Aug 2025Galway1408mArdilaun Hotel HandicapYielding2127kgPatrick Mcgettigan5 of 155.25L1:28.50—Storm Averted (IRE)
26 July 2025Gowran Park1609mBolands Mazda Carlow HandicapGood11115kgPatrick Mcgettigan4 of 161.5L1:39.63—Pier Pressure (FR)
15 July 2025Killarney (ire)1637mKillarney Plaza Hotel & Spa HandicapYielding To Soft12124kgPatrick Mcgettigan3 of 121L1:45.69—Zipster (IRE)
19 June 2025Leopardstown1438mBulmers Live At Leopardstown HandicapGood16124kgPatrick Mcgettigan12 of 1610.75L1:30.83—Finsceal Annie (IRE)
30 May 2025Down Royal1408mBoyleSports Extra Places Every Day HandicapGood3127kgKeithen Kennedy7 of 145.5L1:27.69—On A Session (USA)
16 May 2025Leopardstown1609mBoyleSports Daily Money Back Meetings Apprentice HandicapGood2130kgNicola Burns16 of 1922L1:45.97—Summer Snow (IRE)
30 Mar 2025Leopardstown1609mSunday 11th May Leopardstown Family Day HandicapGood8142kgShane Foley1 of 20—1:42.43—Brains (IRE)
2 Oct 2021Mackay1560mOpenG4454kgChris Mc Iver10th of 107.2L1:32.70 $511-Cavalero
16 Sept 2021Townsville1400mCls 6G3158.5kgPeter Cullen8th of 88.7L1:23.63 $311-Funky Music
3 Sept 2021Townsville1000mBtriaG44—Jeffrey Felix5th of 610L0:57.75 1-Chevaux
21 Aug 2021Bowen1280mOpenG4658.5kgPeter Cullen5th of 68.7L1:17.10 $41-Fratellino
29 May 2020Gold Coast1800mBM72G4461kgMadeleine Wishart6th of 113.1L1:51.13 $51-Joymaker
25 Apr 2020Sunshine Coast1400mBM78G4959kgMs J Murphy7th of 163.6L1:24.55 $261-Red Chase
4 Apr 2020Doomben1200mCls 6G4456.5kgMs J Murphy8th of 104.9L1:09.57 $211-Macewen
25 Feb 2020Doomben1000mBtriaSo62—Matthew Mc Gillivray6th of 67.7L0:57.50 1-Starvirgo
14 Dec 2019Eagle Farm1600mCls 6G4654.5kgMatthew Mc Gillivray6th of 91.3L1:34.40 $8.501-Trevelyan
26 Oct 2019Eagle Farm1600mCls 6G4255.5kgMatthew Mc Gillivray3rd of 110.4L1:35.32 $101-Bargannon
22 Oct 2019Sunshine Coast Inner1270mBtriaSo64—Matthew Mc Gillivray1st of 50.1L1:23.34 2-Startled
5 Oct 2019Eagle Farm1400mCls 6G4259kgBaylee Nothdurft9th of 117.7L1:23.04 $611-Enterprise Prince
14 Sept 2019Doomben1350mCls 6G41355.5kgMs J Murphy11th of 138.6L1:18.28 $151-Langhro
10 Aug 2019Doomben1350mCls 6G41059kgNicholas Keal4th of 120.9L1:19.73 $211-Tokoriki Lad
13 Apr 2019Eagle Farm1600mCls 6G4955.5kgBaylee Nothdurft7th of 123.6L1:35.44 $4.40F1-Le Juge
29 Dec 2018Doomben1200mBM70G4759kgMs J Murphy1st of 91.3L1:09.50 $112-Limerick Moon
20 Nov 2018Doomben1000mBtriaG45—Alannah Fancourt4th of 72.2L0:59.27 1-No Annamossity
7 July 2018Rockhampton1600mOpenH8157kgAlannah Fancourt1st of 122.3L1:40.50 $4.602-Umawinner
13 June 2018Toowoomba1625mRST70G4256kgJimmy Byrne1st of 121.8L1:38.95 $3.10F2-Amthaal
2 May 2018Toowoomba1625mCls 2G4557.5kgMs J Murphy2nd of 80.1L1:38.79 $3.80E1-Sweet Adaline
25 Apr 2018Beaudesert1650mCls 2So5558kgMs J Murphy2nd of 70.1L1:42.57 $5.501-Miss Miles
13 Apr 2018Beaudesert1650mCls 1G4357kgV D Johnston1st of 102L1:40.32 $52-Kira's Beat
24 Mar 2018Gold Coast1400mBM65H8955kgV D Johnston9th of 1311L1:25.67 $261-Balius
1 Mar 2018Beaudesert1200mCls 1So6157kgV D Johnston2nd of 82.8L1:12.40 $4.601-Cliveden
20 Feb 2018Doomben1000mBtriaSo55—V D Johnston1st of 81.3L1:00.65 2-Superbee
6 Feb 2018Doomben1000mBtriaSo54—V D Johnston6th of 73.7L0:58.87 1-Il Riccio
14 Oct 2017Doomben1600mOpenG4554kgTiffani Brooker4th of 84.2L1:36.46 $261-Zofonic Dancer
30 Sept 2017Sunshine Coast1600mOpenG3254kgJimmy Byrne5th of 59.2L1:37.90 $171-Pinch Passion
27 Aug 2017Sunshine Coast1200mMdnG31057kgJimmy Byrne4th of 133L1:12.04 $131-Coral Bay

Record by Condition

Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
ConditionStartsRecordWin %Place %
This track41-1-025%50%
This distance30-1-00%33%
Good251-4-04%20%
Soft82-0-225%50%
Heavy5711-4-419%33%
First-up52-0-040%40%
Second-up50-1-10%40%

Winning distances

1(1650), 1(1625), 1(1600), 2(1400), 1(1200)

Record by Track

Performance at each track raced
TrackRunsWinsPlacesWin %Place %
Dundalk (aw)1000%0%
Leopardstown3000%0%
Roscommon4010%25%
Down Royal2000%0%
Gowran Park2000%0%
Bellewstown1000%0%
Laytown1010%100%
Listowel2010%50%
Cork1000%0%

Record by Jockey

Performance with each jockey ridden
JockeyRunsWinsPlacesWin %Place %
Patrick Mcgettigan(7)1000%0%
Shane Foley4020%50%
Shay Wallace(2)1000%0%
Seamie Heffernan1000%0%
Sam Coen(5)5010%20%
Reese Holohan(7)1000%0%
Reserve 11000%0%