The Folkes Tiara (IRE)
Owner: DWPJ Investments Ltd Trainer: H De Bromhead Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: Shirocco / The Folkes Choice (King's Theatre)
Form Summary
| GoingView detailed form  hide detailed form  | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 4 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 2 | |||
| Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 3 | 2 | ||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 24 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2025 | Wexford | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 3f 130y | 0 | Nouvotic | 12st | 6 of 11 | Dylan Whelan | 10/1 | 
| towards rear, badly hampered 6th, 7th and pushed along after 3 out, went moderate 5th next, no impression approaching last, no extra | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 2025 | Killarney | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f 180y | 1 | Coming Up Easy | 11st 7lbs | 8 of 13 | Brian Hayes | 22/1 | 
| towards rear, not fluent 1st, slightly hampered 5 out, pushed along in 9th before 3 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 01 May 2025 | Punchestown | Yielding | 2m 75y | 1 | Petit Tonnerre | 11st 1lbs | PulledUp of 23 | E M O'Sullivan | 40/1 | 
| tracked leader in 2nd, jumped left at 7th, lost position 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2025 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 7f 176y | 1 | Sans Bruit | 11st | 13 of 14 | Rachael Blackmore | 10/1 | 
| held up in touch, slow 5th, lost place after 4 out, hampered 3 out, well beaten when hampered by loose horse 2 out | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2024 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | An Peann Dearg | 11st 3lbs | 2 of 12 | E M O'Sullivan | 6/1 | 
| always prominent, disputed lead from 7th, pushed along entering straight, ridden and kept on well run-in, headed close home | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2024 | Fairyhouse | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 1f | 1 | The Folkes Tiara | 10st 2lbs | 1 of 10 | Brian Hayes | 8/1 | 
| mid-division, closer in 4th at halfway, pushed along in 4th 2 out, ridden in close 3rd at last, disputed lead after last, led inside final furlong, stayed on well close home | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2024 | Killarney | Yielding | 2m 1f | 0 | Dutch Schultz | 11st 12lbs | of 9 | Rachael Blackmore | 0/0 | 
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2024 | Galway | Soft | 2m 2f 54y | 0 | Saint Roi | 10st | of 9 | Rachael Blackmore | 0/0 | 
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 02 May 2024 | Punchestown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 55y | 1 | Pinkerton | 10st 4lbs | 11 of 17 | Darragh O'Keeffe | 20/1 | 
| led, ridden and headed entering straight, weakened | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2024 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 7f 199y | 1 | Unexpected Party | 10st 5lbs | PulledUp of 16 | J J Burke | 33/1 | 
| slowly away in rear, blundered 3rd, behind 7th, pulled up 3 out | |||||||||
| 03 Feb 2024 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m 1f | 1 | Madara | 10st 9lbs | 8 of 11 | Rachael Blackmore | 7/1 | 
| mid-division early, dropped towards rear before 5th, no threat from 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2023 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | The Folkes Tiara | 10st 13lbs | 1 of 10 | Rachael Blackmore | 11/2 | 
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to lead 7th, pushed along approaching last, edged left last and bumped rival, ridden run-in and kept on well | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2023 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m 1f | 1 | Solness | 10st | 9 of 13 | Rachael Blackmore | 4/1 | 
| rear of mid-division, 7th 3 out, ridden entering straight, no impression | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2023 | Downpatrick | Good to Yielding | 2m 1f 165y | 0 | The Folkes Tiara | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 15 | Rachael Blackmore | 8/15 | 
| soon led, headed 3rd, slightly hampered before 4th, 2nd halfway, headway to lead after 3 out, 2 lengths clear after last, soon ridden and kept on well | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2023 | Tramore | Good | 2m 175y | 0 | Katou | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 17 | Darragh O'Keeffe | 11/8 | 
| led, headed before 4th, on terms before 3 out, ridden and headed last, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2023 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Dinoblue | 10st | 3 of 14 | Rachael Blackmore | 11/1 | 
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd entering straight, ridden 2 out, no extra in 3rd before last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2022 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Final Orders | 10st 2lbs | 2 of 9 | Darragh O'Keeffe | 5/1 | 
| mid-division early, tracked leaders from 6th, jumped up into 2nd 4 out, slight mistake 2 out and ridden, no impression on winner last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 2022 | Clonmel | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Jody Ted | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 14 | Rachael Blackmore | 11/2 | 
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden entering straight, no extra in 5th before 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2022 | Wexford | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Gold Cup Bailly | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 14 | Rachael Blackmore | 15/8 | 
| tracked leaders, 7th halfway, 5th 3 out and some headway before next, went 3rd and jumped left last, soon ridden in 2nd, no impression on winner and kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2022 | Clonmel | Good to Yielding | 2m 160y | 0 | The Moon Sea's Me | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 13 | Rachael Blackmore | 11/10 | 
| disputed early, tracked leader after 1st, 2nd halfway, ridden to lead entering straight, pressed last, headed run-in, no extra close home | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2022 | Kilbeggan | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Whatdoyawanttoknow | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 19 | Rachael Blackmore | 4/7 | 
| tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along and led briefly after 2 out, soon headed and no impression in 3rd, 4th before last, no extra | |||||||||
| 08 Jun 2022 | Wexford | Yielding (Good in places) | 3m 110y | 0 | Don't Tell Allen | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 14 | C Brassil | 6/5 | 
| led, clear with one rival before 5 out, joined 4 out, pushed along when left in lead 3 out, ridden and headed approaching straight, soon no extra in 3rd, mistake 2 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 16 May 2022 | Killarney | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Auckland | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 19 | Rachael Blackmore | 8/1 | 
| prominent and led after 2nd, slight mistake 6th, 2 lengths clear halfway, pushed along 2 out, ridden and kept on run-in, headed on line | |||||||||
| 24 Feb 2022 | Thurles | Soft | 2m 7f 138y | 0 | Rajsalad | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 15 | Rachael Blackmore | 9/4 | 
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 4 out, pushed along entering straight and no impression after 2 out, no extra, kept on one pace | |||||||||
