The overall numbers are more modest — 2 wins and 5 places from 16 races in total, which works out to roughly 1 win in every 8 outings. But raw win rates can be misleading for a horse still only three years old and still figuring things out. What matters more is the pattern: both career wins have come at Dundalk, and both have come on normal ground. Move Beau Army to softer, muddier conditions and the results dry up immediately.
Jockey Rory Cleary has been the man in the saddle for most of the partnership's best moments. In 6 races together, Cleary has steered Beau Army to both of those wins — a win rate of 33%, or 2 from 6, which is a genuinely strong number in this sport. That combination clearly works.
The recent form does ask a question or two. The last win came at Dundalk on 30 January 2026, now six months ago, and the horse hasn't won in the six races since. The sequence reads 2nd, 3rd, 4th, pulled up, well beaten, and 3rd again — a horse that keeps showing up near the front without quite getting there. Having raced just one day ago, Beau Army is clearly being kept busy, which suggests the McGuinness yard — one of the more productive operations around this season with 45 winners sent out — still believes there's a race to be won in the near future.
If that win does come, the smart money would be on Dundalk, on a dry day, with Cleary aboard. Beau Army has shown us that formula works before.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
8 | 2 wins, 1 second, 5 other | 23 Apr | 25% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 | 2 other | 5 May | 0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 29 May | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 10 Jun | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 8 Oct | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 2 Jul | 0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 14 Jul | 0% |