Carry The Flag
Carry The Flag has won twice from ten races and finished in the top three on four other occasions, a record that shows real promise for a two-year-old still early in their career. Trained by Aidan O'Brien at Cashel, the horse has picked up victories on normal ground conditions, winning two of five races on that surface at a 40% rate — a telling detail in a young horse's development. Both wins came at Naas, the first in May and most recently in early July, suggesting the track suits this horse's running style.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
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📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🏁 Next race
Fri 23 Oct
Dundalk (AW)
About 5 furlongs · Standard all-weather surface · 26 runners
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🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What stands out most is the consistency of the last six races. After winning three months ago, Carry The Flag has raced steadily — finishing fourth, seventh, fourth again, tenth, and sixteenth, with a fourth-place finish most recently. These aren't disaster results for a young horse still learning their trade, but the lack of another win in that spell shows this is a horse that needs to rediscover the form that brought those two victories. O'Brien's yard, which has sent out 125 winners already this season, clearly sees enough in the horse to keep racing it, and at two years old there is still time for things to click back into place.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at The Curragh in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
9 Oct
4th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good · 13 runners
26 Sep
16th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Yielding · 20 runners
11 Sep
10th
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
9 Aug
4th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
18 Jul
7th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
4 Jul
🏆 Won
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
20 Jun
9th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 21 runners
24 May
2nd
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
9 May
🏆 Won
1%
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 7 runners
19 Apr
2nd
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Soft · 6 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 |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
5 |
2 seconds, 3 other |
26 Sep |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 |
2 wins |
4 Jul |
100% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 Oct |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Jun |
0% |