Smokeandmirrors

What you get

On raceday

A badge is guaranteed with every share, every time the horse runs.

At the yard

Stable tours are arranged throughout the year

Horses covered

1

Hospitality

Owners' ticket on raceday includes lunch at the races and parade ring access

Keeping in touch

Updates are promised; no frequency is stated.

What it costs

Year one, per share

£7,540The upfront plus twelve monthly payments.

A year, per share

£4,873For comparison. The upfront buys a share that lasts beyond year one, so it is spread over an assumed three-year racing life.

Per 1% of the horse

£487The figure that makes offers comparable. A £54 share and a £5,000 share are not alike until you divide by how much of the horse each one buys.

Share size

10% each, 1 of 10 shares

The horse

What's published

The details we look for in every offer, each counting once. A tick means we've found it on the operator's website or in a document they give every member, or, for RSA membership, on the RSA's own register. "Not found yet" doesn't mean it isn't there.

• –Full written terms not found yet
• ✓What a further term costs“You will then pay a monthly fee of £295 for the duration of the 24 month contract.” From Paddy Brennan Racing Syndicate's website, read 2 October 2026
• –What happens when the term ends not found yet
• –Aftercare when racing ends not found yet
• –How prize money is shared not found yet
• –Whether you can sell your share not found yet
• –Where the horse was bought (sale and lot) not found yet
• –What the horse cost not found yet
• –Complaints process not found yet
• –What happens if costs run over not found yet
• –Insurance not found yet
• –BHA registration: not found yet. The BHA doesn't publish a register, so ask to see it.
• ✓Racehorse Syndicates Association membershipListed on the RSA's register (read 12 October 2026)
• –Year the operator started not found yet
• –How many horses they run not found yet
• ✓Prices, without having to askYes, on their website (read 14 October 2026)
• –Winners to date not found yet
• ✓Owners' badges
• ✓Yard visits
• ✓How often members hear
• –The most members per horse not found yet
• ✓Hospitality for members

Questions to ask before you join

We haven't found these on Paddy Brennan Racing Syndicate's website yet. That doesn't mean they're missing, so ask when you get in touch.

• Can I read the full written terms before I join?
• What happens to the horse at the end of the term?
• What happens to the horse if it's injured or retires, and who pays?
• How is prize money shared out?
• If the horse is sold, do I get a share of the money?
• Where was the horse bought, so I can look it up in the sale results?
• What did the horse cost?
• Who do I go to if something goes wrong?
• What happens if the costs run over?
• Is the horse insured, and who pays for it?
• Can I see the syndicate's BHA registration?
• How long have you been running horses for owners?
• How many horses do you run?
• What's the most people who can share the horse with me, when every share is sold?