Cannes
Cannes is a three-year-old still finding its way in the racing game, though recent form suggests the penny is beginning to drop. The horse has won just once from seven career races, but that single victory came at a meaningful moment — a breakthrough win at Leopardstown back in May that marked the real start of something. Since then, four months have passed without another win, though the form line reads 7-2-3-14-1-2 across the last six outings, meaning Cannes has placed in four of those races. That's the work of a horse that knows how to run well but hasn't quite managed to turn consistent placement into victory again.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Al Shaqab Racing Stall Perlen Ab
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Where Cannes shows genuine promise is over the longer distances. Stepped up to 1 mile 6 furlongs or further, the horse has won 1 of 3 races — a 33% win rate that stands out sharply against the 14% overall record. This isn't a fluke: horses often need room to run, and those extra furlongs seem to suit this runner's style. Joseph Patrick O'Brien's yard at Owning Hill has sent out 160 winners this season, so the trainer clearly knows how to get horses firing, and Cannes remains in active work — it raced just a day ago. The challenge now is simple: can the horse rediscover that winning touch and convert the solid placement form into more victories? At three years old, there is time to find out.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 33% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Sep
7th
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Good · 26 runners
20 Aug
2nd
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 9 runners
29 Jul
3rd
Goodwood
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
18 Jun
14th
Ascot
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 19 runners
10 May
🏆 Won
1%
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
15 Apr
2nd
Leopardstown
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 11 runners
2 Nov
2nd
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 20 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Leopardstown Galloping |
4 |
1 win, 2 seconds, 1 other |
12 Sep |
25% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Jun |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
2 Nov |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
29 Jul |
0% |