The numbers are modest: one win and one placed finish from eight races, a win rate of around 1 in every 8 outings. For context, that 12% means Cherry Red has found the finish line first just once across a career that spans the better part of several seasons. But the recent form is where it gets more interesting. Reading right to left through the last six runs — 10th, 6th, 13th, 13th, 1st, 1st — you can see something click into place. Two wins on the spin heading into that sequence of disappointments, then the Sligo victory just a day ago marking a return to form. This is a horse that races last raced only yesterday, meaning the yard clearly thinks there is more to come while the confidence is running high.
Cherry Red is trained by D M Christie, a small operation based in Derrylin, County Fermanagh. The yard has sent out just one winner this season — which happens to be Cherry Red — so this horse is carrying the flag for the whole team right now. That is worth something. When a small yard has a horse in form, they tend to keep it busy and make the most of the momentum, and sending Cherry Red out again just one day after its last race suggests exactly that kind of intent.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 8 Feb | 0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 12 Jul | 50% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 20 Oct | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 19 Nov | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 23 Aug | 0% |