Aviatrice

Overall, Aviatrice has won 3 races and finished in the places 11 times from 16 outings — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 5 races, or 19% if you prefer the number. That places record is worth pausing on too. Eleven times out of sixteen finishing in the frame means this is a horse that is almost always competitive, even when it does not win. That kind of consistency is what trainers dream about.

The partnership with jockey Luke McAteer has been particularly productive. In 12 races together, McAteer has ridden Aviatrice to all three of its wins — a win rate of 25%, or 3 from every 12 rides. That is a meaningful number. When a jockey and horse click like that, it usually reflects something beyond coincidence: a shared rhythm, a way of travelling through a race that suits them both.

Behind the operation is David Marnane, training out of Bansha in County Tipperary. Marnane's yard has sent out 21 winners already this season, which marks it as a stable in genuine form — and a stable where horses are clearly arriving at the races ready to run. Aviatrice fits that picture. The horse also shows a strong preference for normal conditions underfoot, winning 3 of its 7 races on standard ground, which is the same striking 43% rate it posts at Dundalk. There may be some overlap between those two facts.

Recent form reads 2-3-10-3-1-1 from the last six races, most recent first. Two wins followed by a third and then a disappointing tenth, before bouncing back with back-to-back wins — this is a horse with a bit of character to it, capable of an off day but equally capable of stringing results together. Aviatrice last won at Dundalk in November 2025 and raced just yesterday, so the season is very much alive. The question is simply whether Dundalk comes around again soon.