Horse Details

Read To Return (IRE)

25 Runs 2 Wins (8.0%) 3 Places (12.0%)

Trainer: A J Martin

8 years old

Sire: Fame And Glory (GB)

Dam: Skipping Free (IRE)

Damsire: Westerner

Past Runs (25 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
01/05/25 15:40	Punchestown (IRE)	4m1f	Mr Derek O'Connor	A J Martin	8	9:25.46	4.25	113	11-12	18/1	Held up in rear - some headway halfway - weakened from 3 out(op 14/1 tchd 22/1) Held up in rear - some headway halfway - weakened from 3 out(op 14/1 tchd 22/1)
22/04/25 15:25	Fairyhouse (IRE)	2m5f	Miss M O'Sullivan	A J Martin	1st	5:38.60	Won	108	9-13	15/2	Held up in rear - headway after 4 out - mistake 3 out - soon ridden - left in third 2 out - soon led - kept on well(op 7/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1) Held up in rear - headway after 4 out - mistake 3 out - soon ridden - left in third 2 out - soon led - kept on well(op 7/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1)
10/04/25 17:10	Limerick (IRE)	2m3½f	Daniel King	A J Martin	99	-	-	98	11-12	15/2	Prominent - pressed leader on turn before 2 out - left in fourth when hampered by faller and unseated after 2 out(tchd 17/2) Prominent - pressed leader on turn before 2 out - left in fourth when hampered by faller and unseated after 2 out(tchd 17/2)
30/03/25 14:55	Downpatrick (IRE)	2m2f	Daniel King	A J Martin	4	4:24.35	2.25	98	11-1	6/1	Midfield on inner - outpaced after 2 out - rallying but still plenty to do last - switched right and kept on well run-in - went fourth towards finish - nearest finish(op 9/2) Midfield on inner - outpaced after 2 out - rallying but still plenty to do last - switched right and kept on well run-in - went fourth towards finish - nearest finish(op 9/2)
22/02/25 14:50	Fairyhouse (IRE)	2m4f	Daniel King	A J Martin	8	5:25.16	3.5	99	11-2	17/2	Midfield - headway from 3 out - no impression after 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1) Midfield - headway from 3 out - no impression after 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1)
21/01/25 15:47	Down Royal (IRE)	3m	Conor Stone-Walsh	A J Martin	5	6:25.00	.5	109	10-10	7/2F	Midfield - towards rear before 4 out - switched left before 2 out - keeping on towards near side approaching last - never on terms(op 9/4) Midfield - towards rear before 4 out - switched left before 2 out - keeping on towards near side approaching last - never on terms(op 9/4)
01/01/25 13:50	Fairyhouse (IRE)	3m½f	Conor Stone-Walsh	A J Martin	3rd	6:31.25	7	99	10-10	7/2	In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - headway before 3 out - went third towards far side but no extra after last - just held third In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - headway before 3 out - went third towards far side but no extra after last - just held third
16/11/24 13:10	Cheltenham	3m1f	Mr Finian Maguire	A J Martin	5	6:32.54	6.5	116	10-10	9/2	Jumped right on occasions - prominent - jumped right and weakened 2 out(op 4/1) Jumped right on occasions - prominent - jumped right and weakened 2 out(op 4/1)
16/10/24 16:20	Punchestown (IRE)	2m7f	Mr Derek O'Connor	Mrs C O'Leary	4	6:2.11	5.5	109	12-4	4/1J	In rear - headway from 12th - in touch with leaders 3 out - no extra after 2 out(tchd 5/1) In rear - headway from 12th - in touch with leaders 3 out - no extra after 2 out(tchd 5/1)
04/05/24 15:05	Punchestown (IRE)	3m7½f	Daniel King	A J Martin	9	9:6.30	30	112	10-0	16/1	Always behind Always behind
01/04/24 17:40	Fairyhouse (IRE)	3m½f	Conor Stone-Walsh	A J Martin	5	7:29.49	2.25	112	10-1	4/1	Held up in rear - headway and in touch with leaders 5 out - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened(tchd 7/2) Held up in rear - headway and in touch with leaders 5 out - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened(tchd 7/2)
30/03/24 15:55	Fairyhouse (IRE)	2m5½f	Miss M O'Sullivan	A J Martin	6	6:24.46	11	112	10-8	5/2J	Jumped right on occasions - didn't jump with fluency - never better than midfield - weakened 4 out (jockey said gelding jumped badly and hung right; vet said gelding suffered from delayed recovery)(op 2/1 tchd 11/4) Jumped right on occasions - didn't jump with fluency - never better than midfield - weakened 4 out (jockey said gelding jumped badly and hung right; vet said gelding suffered from delayed recovery)(op 2/1 tchd 11/4)
01/01/24 13:50	Fairyhouse (IRE)	3m	Phillip Enright	A J Martin	8	7:23.86	1.5	100	11-5	15/8F	In touch with leaders - headway with one circuit to go - pressed leader 8th - pushed along after 3 out - weakened quickly 2 out (vet said gelding was clinically abnormal post race)(op 7/4 tchd 2/1) In touch with leaders - headway with one circuit to go - pressed leader 8th - pushed along after 3 out - weakened quickly 2 out (vet said gelding was clinically abnormal post race)(op 7/4 tchd 2/1)
17/12/23 13:45	Navan (IRE)	2m4f	Phillip Enright	A J Martin	3rd	5:35.12	0.3	99	11-11	5/4F	Midfield - in touch with leaders halfway - outpaced after 2 out - ran on well from last - went third towards finish(op 7/4) Midfield - in touch with leaders halfway - outpaced after 2 out - ran on well from last - went third towards finish(op 7/4)
02/12/23 15:10	Fairyhouse (IRE)	2m4f	Phillip Enright	A J Martin	4	5:15.30	0.1	98	10-1	5/2F	In touch with leaders - headway and prominent after 3 out - no extra run-in(op 10/3) In touch with leaders - headway and prominent after 3 out - no extra run-in(op 10/3)
18/11/23 13:10	Cheltenham	3m1f	Mr B M Coonan	A J Martin	5	6:57.71	0.2	115	9-11	16/5F	Jumped right on occasions - held up in rear - not fluent 16th - still plenty to do when pushed along after 3 out - no impression 2 out - 15 lengths down last - ridden and stayed on run-in - nearest finish (jockey said - regarding running and riding - that his instructions were to ride gelding mid-division to three-quarters of the way back - with the aim of being in striking distance from turning in; he had got further back than intended in first half of race - and that on second circuit gelding felt flat out; jockey acknowledged that he was too sympathetic in his riding - letting gelding get too far out of his ground - putting this down to his inexperience in the saddle; he continued that he had tried to urge gelding along at top of the hill but accepted that his effort was limited and that he only demonstrated real vigour in the saddle having jumped second last fence - where gelding finished very strongly up the hill; trainer stated that he agreed with the instructions given but informed stewards that the ride which jockey had given did not accord with them; he expanded that he had been keen to claim off the gelding - but that in hindsight jockey's ride was one of real inexperience and one that had come at too early a stage in rider's career; in his opinion the jockey should have been closer from the outset - ridden the gelding more vigorously on final circuit and not allowed gelding to become detached)(op 4/1 tchd 10/3) Jumped right on occasions - held up in rear - not fluent 16th - still plenty to do when pushed along after 3 out - no impression 2 out - 15 lengths down last - ridden and stayed on run-in - nearest finish (jockey said - regarding running and riding - that his instructions were to ride gelding mid-division to three-quarters of the way back - with the aim of being in striking distance from turning in; he had got further back than intended in first half of race - and that on second circuit gelding felt flat out; jockey acknowledged that he was too sympathetic in his riding - letting gelding get too far out of his ground - putting this down to his inexperience in the saddle; he continued that he had tried to urge gelding along at top of the hill but accepted that his effort was limited and that he only demonstrated real vigour in the saddle having jumped second last fence - where gelding finished very strongly up the hill; trainer stated that he agreed with the instructions given but informed stewards that the ride which jockey had given did not accord with them; he expanded that he had been keen to claim off the gelding - but that in hindsight jockey's ride was one of real inexperience and one that had come at too early a stage in rider's career; in his opinion the jockey should have been closer from the outset - ridden the gelding more vigorously on final circuit and not allowed gelding to become detached)(op 4/1 tchd 10/3)
01/10/23 17:20	Killarney (IRE)	2m7f	Phillip Enright	A J Martin	1st	6:3.30	Won	100	11-12	11/8	Prominent - held up in midfield after 3rd - in touch with leaders 5 out - went second before 3 out - led going easily approaching last - shaken up run-in - comfortably(op 5/4 tchd 6/4) Prominent - held up in midfield after 3rd - in touch with leaders 5 out - went second before 3 out - led going easily approaching last - shaken up run-in - comfortably(op 5/4 tchd 6/4)
25/09/23 15:55	Roscommon (IRE)	3m½f	Peter Carberry	A J Martin	2nd	6:40.27	0.3	95	10-7	11/8F	Held up in rear - headway after 4 out - went second after 3 out - ridden and challenging after last - just held(op 5/4 tchd 11/10) Held up in rear - headway after 4 out - went second after 3 out - ridden and challenging after last - just held(op 5/4 tchd 11/10)
13/03/23 13:20	Thurles (IRE)	2m5f	Peter Carberry	A J Martin	7	5:39.85	2	–	11-12	25/1	Midfield - pushed along after 3 out - kept on from last - never near to challenge(op 50/1) Midfield - pushed along after 3 out - kept on from last - never near to challenge(op 50/1)
16/02/23 17:00	Clonmel (IRE)	2m4f	Peter Carberry	A J Martin	7	6:2.62	19	–	11-12	50/1	Always towards rear - pushed along after 9th - no extra after 3 out(op 40/1 tchd 80/1) Always towards rear - pushed along after 9th - no extra after 3 out(op 40/1 tchd 80/1)
25/01/23 12:53	Fairyhouse (IRE)	2m	Simon Torrens	A J Martin	5	4:38.20	21	–	11-12	80/1	Jumped left on occasions - midfield - mistake 5th - minor headway when jumped slightly right 3 out - mistake 2 out - made no telling impression - always towards rear(tchd 100/1) Jumped left on occasions - midfield - mistake 5th - minor headway when jumped slightly right 3 out - mistake 2 out - made no telling impression - always towards rear(tchd 100/1)
20/12/22 14:05	Naas (IRE)	2m3f	Peter Carberry	A J Martin	8	5:15.95	.5	–	11-12	20/1	Towards rear of midfield - ridden after last (usual 3 out) - minor headway 2f out - never near to challenge(op 22/1) Towards rear of midfield - ridden after last (usual 3 out) - minor headway 2f out - never near to challenge(op 22/1)
23/10/22 13:15	Limerick (IRE)	2m	Peter Carberry	A J Martin	14	4:11.61	5.5	–	11-12	12/1	Midfield - ridden and dropped to rear 3 out - well behind 2 out(op 14/1 tchd 11/1) Midfield - ridden and dropped to rear 3 out - well behind 2 out(op 14/1 tchd 11/1)
28/05/22 15:43	Punchestown (IRE)	2m	Peter Carberry	A J Martin	8	4:8.15	.75	–	11-12	22/1	Towards rear of midfield - ridden after 3 out - some headway approaching last - kept on run-in - never on terms(op 16/1) Towards rear of midfield - ridden after 3 out - some headway approaching last - kept on run-in - never on terms(op 16/1)
30/04/22 18:05	Punchestown (IRE)	2m	Miss M O'Sullivan	A J Martin	5	4:7.55	3.75	–	11-9	14/1	Chased leaders - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 9/1) Chased leaders - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 9/1)