Cherry Hill Girl

When it did click, it happened at Listowel on 22 September 2025 — her one and only win to date, and a moment that showed what she is capable of when conditions suit. Listowel is a track that rewards horses who can settle and travel, and at a mile and one or two furlongs, Cherry Hill Girl looks genuinely at home. Over that trip, she has won 1 from 4 races — a 25% win rate that stands well above her overall career average of 1 in every 8 races. That gap between her overall record and her record at the right distance is the key detail here: find the right race at the right trip, and she becomes a different proposition.

She is trained and most often ridden by Andrew Slattery, which is an unusual arrangement — having the trainer in the saddle gives the team a direct line of communication about how the horse is actually feeling on the track, not just what the data suggests. Slattery is based in Thurles, County Tipperary, and his yard has been in fine form this season, sending out 60 winners. Together, Slattery and Cherry Hill Girl have a record of 1 win from 5 races, a 20% win rate that is comfortably better than her overall figures — another sign that the partnership is working. She raced just one day ago, so she is very much a horse in active training and right in the middle of her season.

The broader picture is of a three-year-old still maturing, not yet a star but not one to dismiss either. Six places from eight races means she has earned money in three-quarters of her starts. At this stage of her career, that is a foundation worth building on.