Church Mountain

Hogan's yard has been in fine form this season, sending out 56 winners, and Church Mountain has been a quiet but real contributor to that tally over the years. The horse's most regular partner in the saddle has been J M Sheridan, who has ridden it in 32 races together and won on 4 of them — a win rate of around 1 in 8, which is actually slightly better than the horse's overall average. That kind of long-running partnership between horse and jockey tends to count for something.

Where Church Mountain really catches the eye is at Limerick, where it has won 2 races from just 5 attempts. Winning 2 from 5 at any single track is a meaningful record — it suggests the course genuinely suits, whether that's the layout, the ground, or simply that the horse has learned to race there well. Its first career win came at Limerick back in June 2022, so there's a history there.

The horse tends to do its best work over a mile and three furlongs to a mile and four — a middle-distance range where it has won 3 from 17 races, or roughly 1 in every 6 attempts at those trips. On normal ground it improves again, winning 4 from 23 races at that pace, around 1 in every 6. Those are solid numbers that point to a horse with clear preferences rather than one that just turns up and hopes.

Church Mountain's last win came at Dundalk in January 2026, about four months ago, and it hasn't won in the six races since. But it raced just yesterday, which means it's fit, active, and firmly in training. Hogan isn't resting this horse — and that suggests he still believes there's another winning day in it.