Sonny May Racehorse Profile
Sonny May is a 9-year-old Gelding, trained by DENIS HICKEY, based at Punchestown. With 18 career starts and 2 wins, it has earned $20,730.
- Age
- 9
- Sex
- Gelding
- Trainer
- DENIS HICKEY
- Trained at
- Punchestown
- Sire
- Hillstar
- Dam
- Wouldnt Doubt Ya
- Sire of dam
- Oscar
- Career
- 18:2-0-1
- Prize money
- $20,730
- Last start
- 13 Oct 2026
- Recent form
- /9P0-9
Sonny May Form Guide
Sonny May — last 13 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 14 May 2026 | Clonmel | 3364m | Clonmel Racecourse Supporters Club Handicap Hurdle | Good To Yielding | 0 | 159kg | Sean O'keeffe | 9 of 11 | 33.25L | 4:7.09 | — | Chanceawetmorning (IRE) |
| 1 May 2026 | Punchestown | 3260m | FRS Fencing Handicap Hurdle | Yielding | 0 | 162kg | Sean O'keeffe | 15 of 24 | 52.25L | 4:15.16 | — | Avalo (IRE) |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Fairyhouse | 3269m | Book Your Easter Festival Early Bird Tickets Beginners Chase | Soft | 0 | 166kg | Sean O'keeffe | PU of 11 | — | - | — | I Am Lorenzo (IRE) |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Clonmel | 3477m | Clonmel Racecourse Supporters Club Only 100 To Join Beginners Chase | Heavy | 0 | 166kg | Sean O'keeffe | 9 of 15 | 31.75L | 4:50.84 | — | He's Gorgeous (IRE) |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Punchestown | 3355m | Killashee Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Listed) | Yielding | 0 | 140kg | Sean O'keeffe | 13 of 17 | 18.25L | 4:7.36 | — | Ascending Lark (GB) |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Naas | 3219m | Colm White Bookmakers Rated Novice Hurdle | Good To Yielding | 0 | 159kg | Sean O'keeffe | F of 8 | — | - | — | Shuffle The Deck (IRE) |
| 29 Dec 2024 | Leopardstown | 4023m | SIS Supporting Irish Racing Irish EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-130) | Good To Yielding | 0 | 160kg | Sean O'keeffe | 5 of 12 | 30.5L | 4:58.78 | — | Ol Man Dingle (IRE) |
| 24 Nov 2024 | Punchestown | 3370m | Sherry Fitzgerald Brady O'Flaherty Supporting Longford GAA Novice Handicap Hurdle | Soft | 0 | 159kg | Sean O'keeffe | 1 of 8 | — | 4:15.30 | — | Sonny May (IRE) |
| 9 Nov 2024 | Gowran Park | 3219m | GAIN Equine Nutrition Novice Handicap Hurdle | Yielding | 0 | 150kg | Sean O'keeffe | 1 of 11 | — | 3:57.70 | — | Sonny May (IRE) |
| 12 Oct 2024 | Fairyhouse | 3219m | Powerscreen New England Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | Good | 0 | 158kg | Sean O'keeffe | 4 of 13 | 16.25L | 3:52.05 | — | Dame Rapide (IRE) |
| 12 Dec 2023 | — | 3873m | Full Circle Series At Punchestown Festival 2024 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle | Heavy | 0 | 163kg | — | 13 | — | 5:21.82 | — | — |
| 25 Nov 2023 | — | 3365m | Colm Quinn BMW Novice Handicap Hurdle | Soft | 0 | 156kg | — | 10 | — | 4:34.74 | — | — |
| 12 Mar 2023 | — | 3822m | Bar One Racing "Guaranteed Multiples All Shops" Maiden Hurdle | Soft | 0 | 166kg | — | 3 | — | 4:55.23 | — | — |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| This track | 7 | 1-0-0 | 14% | 14% |
| This distance | 9 | 1-0-0 | 11% | 11% |
| Good | 4 | 1-0-0 | 25% | 25% |
| Soft | 10 | 1-0-1 | 10% | 20% |
| First-up | 8 | 0-0-1 | 0% | 13% |
| Second-up | 7 | 1-0-0 | 14% | 14% |
Record by Track
Record by Jockey