Cheltenham Festival 2025 Form and Entries for Horse Some Target (IRE)

Some Target (IRE) b g 2004

Track Horse HorseTracker

Some Target (IRE) b g 2004

Sire

Witness Box (USA)

Dam

Bayloughbess (IRE)

Dam's Sire

Lancastrian

Owner

Mr K Barker

Trainer

Miss G Anderson

Breeder

Mrs Edith Mulcahy

Last Win

Punchestown Sun, 30th Jan, 11 9/2, P Townend W P Mullins (5131 days)

Last Run

Carlisle Sun, 15th Mar, 15 8th, 50/1, Mr John Dawson (3626 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Hurdle IRE

33%

€9,750

-1.38

Chase IRE

€23,410

-5.50

NHF IRE

33%

€8,130

-1.00

Chase GB

£3,998

-4.00

PtoP

Under Rules Total

14%

-11.88

Form Figures

322-115235-15PP24U-64P9P6-5P4P8PP-779-P8/

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 322-115235-15PP24U-64P9P6-5P4P8PP-779-P8/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

Change of Trainer Miss G Anderson

Change of Trainer D M Christie

Handler D.M. Christie

26Nov09 Thu 16f Heavy 5-7y NHF(7K)

non-runner (Reserve)

Change of Trainer W P Mullins

09May09 Ath Soft to Heavy Point to Point

3rd of 10, 0 behind Pairc Na Ngael

Handler

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

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Reports in which Some Target (IRE) was mentioned

Magic Mullins dominant at Punchestown

The five horses that did it for Closutton on January 30th 2011 at this venue were the now ill-fated Golden Silver, Some Target, Gagewell Flyer, Raptor and another one that unfortunately subsequently met his 'waterloo,' Celtic Folklore. Twinlight, Quevega, Arvika Ligeonniere, Upsie and Turnandgo were today's 'famous five' for the training sensation at the home of Irish National Hunt racing. Thu 25th Apr

Thyestes Chase Preview

A maximum field of 18 goes to post for the seasonal highlight at Gowran Park this afternoon, the €80,000 Goffs Thyestes Chase. Thu 26th Jan

Groody storms up the Troytown Hill

Owner JP McManus won three races in-a-row at Navan when Groody Hill at 10/1 took the featured 25-runner three mile Troytown Chase at Navan by half-a-length for trainer Christy Roche. Sun 27th Nov

Review clonmel 10th Nov

Tranquil Sea (5/4 favourite) defied a drift in the betting market by landing back-to-back renewals of the Clonmel Oil ChaseThu 10th Nov

Soul completes hat-trick

Irish Soul completed his hat-trick when powering home on the run-in to claim the three-mile handicap hurdle at Clonmel. Thu 10th Nov

Celtic gives Mullins a fabulous 5-timer

Willie Mullins completed a day to remember when Celtic Folklore made it five winners from six races at Punchestown for his Closutton, County Carlow outfit by taking the concluding Rockview (Q.R.) Flat Race with Patrick aboard. The five-fold came in at odds of nearly 952/1. Sun 30th Jan

Review punchestown 30th Jan

Willie Mullins and Paul Townend were kings of Punchestown, with five winners for the County Carlow handler, four of them ridden by TownendSun 30th Jan

4 from 4 for Mullins/Townend

Willie Mullins and Paul Townend made it four wins from four races at Punchestown when Raptor completed the just over 172/1 accumulator in the Mianach Venture Capital Maiden Hurdle. Sun 30th Jan

Mullins 1,2 as he shares treble with Townend

Willie Mullins and Paul Townend's domination at Punchestown continued into race three as Gagewell Flyer held the late charge of his stable companion Earlson Gray in the Grade 2 Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle. Sun 30th Jan

Some double as Mullins/Townend on Target

Some Target picked a good day to get off the mark over the larger obstacles when half-an-hour after the success of Golden Silver, he landed the Association Of Irish Racehorse Owners Grand National Trial Handicap Steeplechase to provide Willie Mullins and Paul Townend with a double. Sun 30th Jan

Royal earns Cheltenham entry

Jim Dreaper will give Royal De La Thinte an entry at Cheltenham following the gelding’s all-the-way success in the Punchestown Hospitality Beginners Chase at Punchestown today. Fri 31st Dec

Heskin at his best aboard Warcraft

Conditional rider Adrian Heskin recorded his nineteenth winner of the season after the well supported Warcraft (8/1 - 6/1) landed the Roundfort Stores Beginners Chase. Tue 04th May

Review clonmel 18th Feb

Quiscover Fontaine starred in a treble for trainer Willie Mullins at Clonmel to enhance his Cheltenham prospectsThu 18th Feb

Club completes good day for the Mullins'

The Midnight Club made it third time lucky over fences to complete a double for his rider, Emmet Mullins and a treble for trainer Willie Mullins, making all to land the Kilsheelan Beginners Chase by a convincing eleven lengths at Clonmel. Thu 18th Feb

Quiscover impresses in Powerstown

Quiscover Fontaine had just taken the measure of the front-running Whatuthink when that one departed two out and from there on the French-bred Emmet Mullins partnered six-year-old had an easy time of it on the way to accounting for Swift Counsel by seventeen lengths in the Powerstown Chase at Clonmel. Thu 18th Feb

Some Target on target

Some Target, had the experience of a run in a point-to-point under his belt and with his bumper winning form over Ballyburke receiving a notable boost at Navan last Sunday, the son of Witness Box was sent off the 8/13 market-leader for his racecourse jumping bow in the Demense Maiden Hurdle. Thu 18th Feb

Bullseye for Target

Third in a point-to-point when with the Nielans in Galway, and second in his two racecourse outings, Some Target finally hit the bullseye when staying on best to score in the Racing In Red For €5 11th April (Pro/Am) Flat Race under Patrick Mullins. Sun 31st Jan

Thegreatjohnbrowne hurts bookies in Naas finale

Thegreatjohnbrowne, with one promising run to his name, that being in a hurdle at Punchestown at the Festival, landed quite a gamble in the concluding Become A Go Racing In Kildare Member (Pro/Am) Flat Race, under the owner, Murt Doran's son, M J. Thu 03rd Dec

After race at Punchestown Sun, 30th Jan, 2011 (1st)

I'm particularly pleased as I thought he had a tough task with the weight he had in his first handicap. Going a slower pace helped suited his jumping. He'll keep to that type of race and the 4-miler would look the target for him at Cheltenham.

W P Mullins