Cahirdown Boy

His last victory came at Listowel on 27 September 2024, over a year ago now, which underlines how dry a spell he is in. His recent form reads as a string of near-misses and disappointments: a fourth, an eighth, and a fourth again across his last six runs, with three blank trips to the track thrown in between. He was racing just yesterday, so he is still very much active, still being asked to find that winning feeling one more time.

Trained by E McNamara at Rathkeale in Limerick—a yard that has enjoyed a solid season with 22 winners sent out—Cahirdown Boy most often carries Conor McNamara in the saddle. That partnership has produced just 1 win from 17 rides together, which mirrors the horse's broader difficulty in finding the winner's enclosure. His first career win came on Boxing Day 2021 at Limerick, and his breakthrough victory three years later at Listowel showed he could still deliver on his day. At 11, Cahirdown Boy is well into the veteran years for a racehorse, yet E McNamara continues to run him, suggesting there is belief that the right race or the right conditions might still bring another winning moment.