Carrigmoornaspruce

Trained and most often ridden by the same man — Declan Queally, based at Cappagh in Co Waterford — this is very much a horse with a tight, focused team around it. Queally's yard has hit 29 winners already this season, so this is no small operation. When Queally rides Carrigmoornaspruce himself, the results speak loudly: 3 wins from 7 races together, a win rate of 43%. That's a combination that clearly works, and it's the kind of jockey-trainer-horse understanding that takes time to build.

The recent form makes for interesting reading. Reading right to left — from oldest to newest — the sequence of 1-1-2-2-2-12 tells a story of a horse near its peak, then a rough final outing. Back-to-back wins in late 2025, including a victory at Listowel in September, showed this horse at its very best. The last run, a twelfth-place finish, was a sharp reminder that form in racing is never guaranteed — but with 17 days since that race, the yard will be looking to bounce back quickly.

One detail that stands out is how well this horse performs on wet or muddy ground. On soft ground it has won 2 from 3 races — that's a 67% win rate, meaning it has won two out of every three times it has encountered those conditions. For anyone watching the weather forecast ahead of its next outing, that is the kind of stat worth remembering. When the ground is soft, Carrigmoornaspruce becomes a very different — and significantly more dangerous — proposition.

First getting off the mark at Naas back in November 2024, this horse has developed steadily into a consistent performer with a record that most would envy. Nine places from ten races means it has rarely run badly. Whatever comes next, Carrigmoornaspruce is the sort of horse a smart racing fan keeps quietly on their radar.