Addragoole

The career took a while to get going — the first win didn't arrive until February 2025 at Clonmel — but things have clicked into place since. Two wins from the last 6 races is a noticeably sharper return than the overall career average suggests, and recent form of 9-3-1-4-1-2 shows a horse that has been racing consistently and finding the front end of fields with real regularity. The most recent win came at Leopardstown on St Stephen's Day — 26 December — which is one of the biggest days in the Irish racing calendar, a genuinely competitive occasion with large crowds and strong fields. Winning there matters.

Jockey Keith Donoghue has been the regular partner, riding Addragoole in 8 of its 19 races and winning 2 of them — that's 1 win from every 4 rides together, or 25%, which is a notably better return than the horse's overall average. When Donoghue is in the saddle, something tends to click. Trainer Gavin Cromwell, based at Navan in County Meath, is having a serious season — 94 winners sent out already, which makes his yard one of the more productive operations in Irish racing right now. A horse trained there and winning at Leopardstown on St Stephen's Day is firmly in good company.

Last raced 18 days ago and still active, Addragoole looks like a horse in the form of its life at age 7. The combination of a high-profile recent win, a trusted jockey partnership, and a powerful training yard behind it makes this one well worth following whenever it next heads to the track.