Follow Your Heart (IRE)
8yo Gelding · Bay · IRE
Career Overview
Follow Your Heart (IRE) is a 8yo bay gelding, trained by D M Loughnane and owned by S & A Mares. He is by Estidhkaar (IRE), out of Al Gharrafa (GB), by Dutch Art, bred by Deal Gharrafa Syndicate. From 67 career starts, he has won 12 times, placed on 25 occasions, at a 17.9% strike rate. He has earned £96.1k in prize money. He holds an official rating of 87. He shows a preference for standard going (6w from 24r). He has a notable course record at Doncaster (2w from 4r).
AI summary — career highlights, form & what to expect
Follow Your Heart (IRE)(IRE)
Form
700464
Active
Age
8
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
OR
87
TF
—
Runs
67
Wins
12
Places
25
Performance Metrics
Win Rate
17.9%
Place Rate
37.3%
Total Runs
67
Best OR
87
Career Earnings
£96.1k
Smart Signals
🏆Course SpecialistDoncaster — 2w from 4r (50%)
🌧️Going preferenceFirm/Good to Firm — 1w from 5r (20%)
🏗️Surface preferenceAW — 10w from 48r (21%)
Ratings & Form History
Official Rating · Speed Figure · Finishing Position
- Finish Pos.
- Off. Rating
- Speed Fig.
Earnings Per Race
£96.1k totalPedigree
Performance Analysis
Going Preference
Standard24
6W 11P 25%
Standard To Slow24
4W 8P 17%
Good8
0W 0P 0%
Good To Firm5
1W 2P 20%
Soft3
0W 1P 0%
Good To Soft2
0W 1P 0%
Heavy1
1W 1P 100%
Class Record
Class 23
0W 1P 0%
Class 36
0W 1P 0%
Class 435
7W 11P 20%
Class 522
4W 10P 18%
Class 61
1W 1P 100%
Seasonal Form
Sept4
0W 1P 0%
Jan6
1W 2P 17%
Feb7
2W 2P 29%
Mar6
3W 3P 50%
Apr3
0W 1P 0%
May6
0W 0P 0%
Jun5
1W 2P 20%
Jul6
1W 1P 17%
Aug3
0W 0P 0%
Oct6
1W 3P 17%
Nov7
0W 4P 0%
Dec8
3W 5P 38%
Headgear Impact
With60
10W 22P 17%
Without7
2W 2P 29%
Draw Performance
Low (1-3)24
5W 8P · Avg 4.8
Mid (4-6)17
2W 4P · Avg 4.7
High (7+)26
5W 12P · Avg 5.4
Jockey Record
Course Form
Beaten Distances
Avg Win Margin
0.0L
Avg Beaten
1.3L
Closest Loss
0.1L
Rating Trends (RPR · TS · OR)
- RPR
- TS
- OR
Market Trend (Starting Price)
- SP (dec)
- BSP
Race History
Race History
| Date | Pos | Track | Race | Dist | Going | Jockey | SP | OR | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2026 | 7 | Ffos Las | Preventapest Handicap Stakes | 7.5ff | Good | George Wood | 12/1 | 70 | — | |
| 14 Jun 2026 | 11 | Doncaster | Grace And Dotty Fedoras And Feathers Handicap (Div 2) | 7ff | Good | Tom Eaves | 33/1 | 72 | — | |
| 23 May 2026 | 19 | York | William Hill Boosts Every Day Handicap | 7ff | Good | Warren Fentiman | 80/1 | 73 | — | |
| 13 Feb 2026 | 4 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap | 7ff | Standard | Warren Fentiman | 4/1 | 81 | — | |
| 04 Feb 2026 | 6 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safer Gambling Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | Luke Morris | 11/1 | 81 | — | |
| 06 Jan 2026 | 4 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap | 7ff | Standard | Cieren Fallon | 10/3F | 81 | — | |
| 20 Dec 2025 | 1 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap | 7ff | Standard | Billy Loughnane | 9/1 | 79 | — | |
| 01 Dec 2025 | 7 | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | Billy Loughnane | 18/1 | 80 | — | |
| 05 Nov 2025 | 13 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | Billy Loughnane | 28/1 | 81 | — | |
| 08 Oct 2025 | 6 | Kempton (AW) | Ted Palmer Memorial Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | Billy Loughnane | 18/1 | 82 | — | |
| 26 Jul 2025 | 11 | Chester | Denise McCallum Birthday Celebration Handicap | 7.5ff | Good | Finley Marsh | 22/1 | 75 | — | |
| 24 Jun 2025 | 3 | Newbury | Grosvenor Sport New Customers Double Odds Handicap | 7ff | Good To Firm | William Buick | 6/1 | 71 | — | |
| 15 Jun 2025 | 1 | Doncaster | Grace And Dotty Fedoras And Feathers Handicap (Div 2) | 7ff | Good To Firm | Billy Loughnane | 9/1 | 71 | — | |
| 21 May 2025 | 5 | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | Billy Loughnane | 11/1 | 83 | — | |
| 10 May 2025 | 7 | Haydock | Pertemps Handicap | 7ff | Good To Firm | Luke Morris | 20/1 | 74 | — | |
| 21 Apr 2025 | 5 | Kempton (AW) | Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | William Buick | 17/2 | 83 | — | |
| 08 Mar 2025 | 1 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap | 7ff | Standard | Billy Loughnane | 7/2 | 80 | — | |
| 26 Feb 2025 | 4 | Kempton (AW) | Free Bet With Unibet's Betbuilder Rebound Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | Billy Loughnane | 4/1F | 80 | — | |
| 12 Feb 2025 | 1 | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Apprentice Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | Warren Fentiman | 7/2 | 78 | — | |
| 25 Jan 2025 | 2 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap | 7ff | Standard | Luke Morris | 15/2 | 77 | — | |
| 26 Dec 2024 | 7 | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap | 7ff | Standard | Luke Morris | 28/1 | 78 | — | |
| 01 Nov 2024 | 5 | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap (Div 1) | 7ff | Standard | Luke Morris | 9/2 | 78 | — | |
| 14 Oct 2024 | 1 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Boosts In More Races Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | Billy Loughnane | 4/1 | 76 | — | |
| 25 Sep 2024 | 8 | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | Daniel Muscutt | 33/1 | 78 | — | |
| 20 Aug 2024 | 6 | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | Edward Greatrex | 10/1 | 79 | — | |
| 09 Aug 2024 | 8 | Haydock | Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Handicap | 7ff | Good To Firm | Saffie Osborne | 11/1 | 72 | — | |
| 25 Jul 2024 | 5 | Doncaster | Aalberts Ips Pegler Xpress Handicap | 7ff | Good To Firm | Tom Marquand | 18/1 | 74 | — | |
| 03 Apr 2024 | 8 | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | Billy Loughnane | 17/2 | 85 | — | |
| 16 Mar 2024 | 4 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap | 7ff | Standard | Hollie Doyle | 12/1 | 86 | — | |
| 17 Feb 2024 | 5 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Handicap | 7ff | Standard | David Probert | 8/1 | 87 | — | |
| 19 Jan 2024 | 5 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap | 7ff | Standard | David Probert | 3/1 | 87 | — | |
| 09 Jan 2024 | 4 | Southwell (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Handicap | 7ff | Standard | Billy Loughnane | 13/2 | 87 | — | |
| 26 Dec 2023 | 2 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap | 7ff | Standard | Kieran O'Neill | 13/2 | 85 | — | |
| 09 Dec 2023 | 1 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap | 7ff | Standard | Billy Loughnane | 7/2 | 82 | — | |
| 01 Nov 2023 | 3 | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | Trevor Whelan | 17/2 | 82 | — | |
| 16 Oct 2023 | 2 | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | Luke Morris | 11/1 | 80 | — | |
| 27 Sep 2023 | 3 | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | Jack Mitchell | 14/1 | 80 | — | |
| 16 Aug 2023 | 6 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safer Gambling Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | Ray Dawson | 20/1 | 81 | — | |
| 28 Jul 2023 | 16 | York | Eventmasters.Co.Uk Handicap | 7ff | Good To Soft | Oisin Murphy | 28/1 | 77 | — | |
| 17 Jun 2023 | 10 | Chester | Edinburgh Gin Classic Handicap | 6ff | Good | David Probert | 22/1 | 82 | — | |
| 18 Mar 2023 | 7 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Spreadex Sports Best Premier League Odds Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) | 7ff | Standard | Billy Loughnane | 10/3F | 82 | — | |
| 01 Mar 2023 | 1 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | Luke Morris | 4/1 | 79 | — | |
| 11 Feb 2023 | 1 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Spreadex Sports Get 40 In Bonuses Handicap | 7ff | Standard | David Egan | 10/3 | 77 | — | |
| 16 Jan 2023 | 1 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Spreadex Sports Get 40 In Bonuses Handicap | 7ff | Standard | Billy Loughnane | 9/4F | 71 | — | |
| 13 Dec 2022 | 2 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Spreadex Sports First Goalscorer Insurance Handicap | 7ff | Standard | Billy Loughnane | 15/8F | 71 | — | |
| 16 Nov 2022 | 2 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | Luke Morris | 9/2 | 70 | — | |
| 07 Nov 2022 | 2 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Spreadex Sports Bet 10 Get 100 Handicap | 7ff | Standard | Luke Morris | 22/1 | 70 | — | |
| 20 Oct 2022 | 7 | Southwell (AW) | Huge Daily Boosts Only At BetUK Handicap (Div 2) | 6ff | Standard | Luke Morris | 25/1 | 72 | — | |
| 01 Jun 2022 | 6 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | Benoit De La Sayette | 8/1 | 74 | — | |
| 07 May 2022 | 9 | Haydock | Pertemps Handicap | 7ff | Soft | George Bass | 13/2 | 75 | — | |
| 04 May 2022 | 4 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | Silvestre De Sousa | 3/1 | 75 | — | |
| 01 Apr 2022 | 3 | Leicester | Next Meeting At leicesterraces Saturday 23rd April Handicap | 7ff | Good To Soft | Louis Steward | 25/1 | 75 | — | |
| 16 Mar 2022 | 4 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | Adam Farragher | 8/1 | 76 | — | |
| 03 Feb 2022 | 3 | Southwell (AW) | MansionBet Proud Partners Of The AWC Apprentice Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | Christian Howarth | 7/2 | 77 | — | |
| 22 Jan 2022 | 9 | Lingfield (AW) | Mansionbet Proud Partners Of The Awc Handicap | 8ff | Standard | Hayley Turner | 14/1 | 78 | — | |
| 31 Dec 2021 | 4 | Lingfield (AW) | MansionBet Beaten By A Head Handicap | 7ff | Standard | William Carver | 5/6F | 78 | — | |
| 15 Dec 2021 | 1 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | William Carver | 4/1 | 73 | — | |
| 22 Nov 2021 | 2 | Chelmsford City (AW) | Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap | 6ff | Standard | Joey Haynes | 9/2 | 70 | — | |
| 12 Nov 2021 | 7 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet New Instant Roulette Handicap | 7ff | Standard To Slow | Joey Haynes | 33/1 | 72 | — | |
| 18 Oct 2021 | 4 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap | 5ff | Standard | Neil Callan | 3/1F | 73 | — | |
| 04 Oct 2021 | 2 | Pontefract | House That Jack Built Handicap | 6ff | Soft | Kevin Stott | 25/1 | 73 | — | |
| 04 Sep 2021 | 8 | Thirsk | Jenny Roberts Millinery Handicap | 5ff | Good | Kevin Stott | 11/2 | 74 | — | |
| 30 Jul 2021 | 8 | Newmarket | Rich Energy Handicap | 6ff | Good | Kevin Stott | 13/2 | 75 | — | |
| 08 Jul 2021 | 1 | Doncaster | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap | 5.5ff | Heavy | Jamie Spencer | 12/1 | 72 | — | |
| 28 May 2021 | 4 | Pontefract | Obp Utilities Ltd Novice Stakes | 5ff | Soft | Tom Eaves | 7/2 | — | — | |
| 12 Mar 2021 | 1 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Novice Median Auction Stakes | 6ff | Standard | Kevin Stott | 9/4J | — | — | |
| 28 Sep 2020 | 5 | Hamilton | Afternoon Tea At Hampton By Hilton EBF Novice Stakes | 5ff | Good | Kevin Stott | 7/4F | — | — |
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