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Tote.ie Claiming Race

Ballinrobe · 21 July 2025
  • TypeFlat
  • Distance1m1f135y
  • GoingGood To Yielding
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7

Bucaneer's Spirit (IRE) (11/8F) won the Tote.ie Claiming Race at Ballinrobe on 21 July 2025, beating Capital Theory (GB) by half a length under James Ryan for trainer Jack W Davison. 7 ran on Good To Yielding going over 1m1f135y; the winning time was 2m 8.59s (slow by 4.79s).

Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP BSP
1st 7 Bucaneer's Spirit (IRE) 4g Held a midpack spot early - moved into third by the second furlong - eased into second nearing the final two furlongs - hit the front turning into the straight - stretched clear with a furlong left - stayed on to the line though the margin shortened James Ryan(3) Jack W Davison 9-7 7495A88A 2:08.59 5,900 11/8F 2.48
2nd 5 Capital Theory (GB) 6g Held up Settled just behind pace-setter early - slipped to third approaching final two furlongs - rallied back into second turning for home - kept battling to the line but narrowly denied ½ Nicola Burns(7) H D McGuigan 9-3 8689A87A 2:08.68 1,900 15/2 9.40
3rd 8 May Night (GB) 7g Tracked the pace early - slipped to 4th by 2f - pushed along in 5th with a furlong left - found another gear to be 3rd inside the final stretch - kept responding to the line but well beaten ½ Keithen Kennedy(5) Raymond Hurley 9-1 5186A86A 2:08.77 900 15/2 9.67
4th 2 Captain Hanley (IRE) t 5g Held up Held up towards the back of the pack early - up to 5th by halfway then pushed into 4th with a furlong left - unable to threaten the leading trio at the finish and held for 4th 2½ Adam Caffrey Adrian McGuinness 9-0 6177A83A 2:09.23 400 11/4 4.40
5th 1 Takeachancejimmy (IRE) 11g Went straight to front by a whisker - stretched advantage past the 3f mark before edging back with two furlongs left - overtaken entering the straight and slipped to third soon after - gave way and faded inside the last 150 yards - finished fifth beaten 6 lengths 2½ Robbie Colgan Nigel Thomas Slevin 9-6 5576A79A 2:09.68 200 13/2 8.73
6th 3 Share The Treasure (IRE) 4f Held up Held up at the back - still down in 7th at halfway and adrift in 6th entering the straight - lost touch inside the final furlong to finish sixth 7½ Robert Whearty(3) T Hogan 8-13 4146A69A 2:11.04 100 14/1 17.00
7th 6 Pulse Of Shanghai (IRE) p 9g Slow to break - settled at back of field - 6th at halfway - lost touch entering straight and dropped away - well beaten in 7th 7½ Zoe McMullan(10) G A Kingston 7-12 3527C58C 2:12.41 — 80/1 130.16
NR Casanova — Wayne Hassett(3) Adrian McGuinness — ——— — — — —

Winning time 2m 8.59s (slow by 4.79s)

Non-runners Casanova (sold)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (7 of 8 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (7 of 8 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Quick answers

Who won the Tote.ie Claiming Race at Ballinrobe in 2025?
Bucaneer's Spirit (IRE) won the Tote.ie Claiming Race at Ballinrobe on 21 July 2025, ridden by James Ryan and trained by Jack W Davison.
What was the finishing order of the 2025 Tote.ie Claiming Race at Ballinrobe?
1st Bucaneer's Spirit (IRE) (11/8F), 2nd Capital Theory (GB) (15/2), 3rd May Night (GB) (15/2).
What price was the winner of the 2025 Tote.ie Claiming Race at Ballinrobe?
Bucaneer's Spirit (IRE) returned a starting price of 11/8F, with a Betfair SP of 2.48.
How many horses ran in the 2025 Tote.ie Claiming Race at Ballinrobe?
7 horses ran in the 2025 Tote.ie Claiming Race at Ballinrobe. Non-runners: Casanova (sold).
What was the winning time of the 2025 Tote.ie Claiming Race at Ballinrobe?
The winning time was 2m 8.59s (slow by 4.79s).