Avalo

The overall numbers tell one story: 2 wins and 7 places from 14 races, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 7. That is a decent return, but it does not quite capture how good Avalo has been lately. The last six runs read 1-17-2-2-3-3 — and aside from that one blip where things clearly went wrong, this is a horse that has been finishing in the top three consistently. Four places and a win from five of those six runs is the kind of form that gets people paying attention at the track.

Jake Coen rides Avalo more than anyone else, and their partnership is developing into something worth watching. In 6 races together, Coen has steered the horse to 1 win — a rate of about 1 in 6. That might sound modest, but when you factor in the cluster of placed finishes alongside it, the two clearly have an understanding. Coen is on a horse that rarely runs a bad race when the mood is right.

Behind the horse stands Peter Fahey's yard, which has sent out 14 winners this season alone — a strong, consistent operation that clearly knows how to place its horses well. Avalo's first career win came at Wexford back in May 2025, and the follow-up at Punchestown this week shows the team has found the right targets and the horse is responding. Punchestown is one of Ireland's most prestigious venues, so winning there is never trivial.

With a race just one day ago, Avalo is very much in the thick of things right now. This is a horse in form, trained by a yard firing on all cylinders, and ridden by a jockey who knows the animal well. Whether it can keep this momentum going is the interesting question — but right now, the evidence points firmly in one direction.