What makes Banana Three worth watching is where it does its best work. Over the longer trips — a mile and six furlongs up to two miles — it has won 1 from 8 races, a 12% win rate that is meaningfully better than its overall record. That tells you the horse has stamina, and that when conditions suit, it is genuinely competitive at that trip rather than just making up the numbers.
Colin Keane, one of Ireland's top jockeys, has ridden Banana Three eight times and won on it once — a 12% win rate between them that mirrors the horse's best form over distance. Keane clearly knows this horse well, and the fact that he keeps coming back suggests the team at the yard believes there is a performance in here worth chasing. Ross O'Sullivan's operation in Kilcullen has sent out 40 winners this season, so this is not a struggling yard sending out hopeful runners — they know what a winning horse looks like, and they are still running Banana Three for a reason.
Recent form shows a horse that finishes in the top five more often than not — third twice in the last six runs, and only one finish outside the top ten. It raced just yesterday, which speaks to a horse in good health and an active campaign. The pieces are there for a win, particularly if it finds a longer trip on a day everything clicks. The question is whether 32 months is just a long gap, or the start of a pattern.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
9 | 1 win, 3 seconds, 2 thirds, 3 other | 22 Mar | 11.1% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 7 Oct | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 26 Dec | 0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 17 Jul | 0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 28 May | 0% |
| chelmsford | 1 | 1 other | 11 Apr | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 27 Aug | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 15 Nov | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 19 Oct | 0% |