The Gradual Slope Racehorse Profile
The Gradual Slope is a 9-year-old Gelding, trained by SEAN O O'BRIEN, based at Punchestown. With 40 career starts and 4 wins, it has earned $0.
- Age
- 9
- Sex
- Gelding
- Trainer
- SEAN O O'BRIEN
- Trained at
- Punchestown
- Sire
- Shantou
- Dam
- Caltras Theatre
- Sire of dam
- King's Theatre
- Career
- 40:4-2-5
- Prize money
- $0
- Last start
- 7 June 2026
- Recent form
- PP041-
The Gradual Slope Form Guide
The Gradual Slope — last 16 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 4 Apr 2026 | Fairyhouse | 4266m | Blackrock College AFC Ladies National Handicap Chase | Yielding To Soft | 0 | 138kg | Miss N Lockhead Anderson | 1 of 17 | — | 5:50.60 | — | The Gradual Slope (IRE) |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Down Royal | 5276m | Bluegrass Racehorse Cube Chase | Good To Yielding | 0 | 154kg | Mark Mcdonagh | 4 of 4 | 8L | 7:5.88 | — | Gerri Colombe (FR) |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Leopardstown | 5688m | Dublin National Handicap Chase | Yielding To Soft | 0 | 159kg | Mark Mcdonagh | 10 of 13 | 29L | 7:48.90 | — | Promontory (IRE) |
| 8 Feb 2026 | Navan | 4828m | William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Chase | Heavy | 0 | 156kg | Danny Mullins | PU of 17 | — | - | — | Rokathir (FR) |
| 28 Dec 2025 | Limerick | 4828m | Infinity Lifts Handicap Hurdle | Soft To Heavy | 0 | 156kg | Danny Mullins | PU of 16 | — | - | — | Joyau De Thaix (FR) |
| 20 Dec 2025 | Thurles | 5090m | Molony Cup Handicap Chase | Yielding | 0 | 166kg | Sean O'keeffe | 3 of 16 | 10.75L | 6:50.29 | — | Rising Dust (IRE) |
| 6 Dec 2025 | Navan | 4160m | Download The Tote App Foxrock Handicap Chase () | Soft To Heavy | 0 | 133kg | Calum Hogan | UR of 9 | — | - | — | Down Memory Lane (IRE) |
| 9 June 2025 | Roscommon | 5051m | Tote Connacht National Handicap Chase | Good | 0 | 154kg | — | PU of 15 | — | - | — | Mica Malpic (FR) |
| 11 May 2025 | Killarney | 5230m | Tote Killarney National Handicap Chase | Yielding | 0 | 140kg | Mark Mcdonagh | 5 of 14 | 22.5L | 7:5.93 | — | Cadatharla (IRE) |
| 3 May 2025 | Punchestown | 6298m | Oaklodgelandscapes.ie Handicap Chase | Yielding | 0 | 140kg | Mark Mcdonagh | 8 of 23 | 36.75L | 8:32.49 | — | Shanbally Kid (IRE) |
| 23 Mar 2025 | Limerick | 3932m | SIS Handicap Chase | Yielding To Soft | 0 | 155kg | Mark Mcdonagh | 7 of 9 | 29L | 5:25.60 | — | Linden Arden (IRE) |
| 2 Aug 2024 | Galway | 4527m | Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase | Good To Yielding | 0 | 148kg | Mark Mcdonagh | PU of 20 | — | - | — | Battleoverdoyen (IRE) |
| 2 June 2024 | Kilbeggan | 4096m | Cooke's Bar & Restaurant Caragh Handicap Chase | Good | 0 | 168kg | Mark Mcdonagh | 4 of 11 | 10.5L | 5:9.90 | — | Mousey Brown (IRE) |
| 4 May 2024 | Punchestown | 6298m | Colm Quinn BMW Handicap Chase | Soft | 0 | 139kg | Mark Mcdonagh | 1 of 21 | — | 8:51.80 | — | The Gradual Slope (IRE) |
| 23 Mar 2024 | Navan | 4718m | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Chase Final () | Heavy | 0 | 150kg | Mark Mcdonagh | 3 of 10 | 13.25L | 7:13.31 | — | Bushmans Pass (IRE) |
| 10 Mar 2024 | Limerick | 3520m | Parade Ring Bar Novice Handicap Chase | Soft To Heavy | 0 | 158kg | Mark Mcdonagh | 2 of 8 | 13L | 5:8.90 | — | Hurricane Cliff (IRE) |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| This distance | 5 | 0-1-1 | 0% | 40% |
| Soft | 19 | 4-1-1 | 21% | 32% |
| Heavy | 9 | 0-1-3 | 0% | 44% |
| First-up | 7 | 0-0-1 | 0% | 14% |
| Second-up | 6 | 1-0-1 | 17% | 33% |
Record by Track
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