Clay Pigeons
Clay Pigeons has cracked the code at the right time. The 6-year-old has won three of its last six races, and more than that — it has finished out of the placings only once in that stretch, a fifth-place finish most recently. That kind of consistency, where a horse is either winning or running in the frame almost every time it goes to the track, is exactly the sort of form that gets people excited.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Aisling Byrne Paul Raleigh Matthew Cunningham
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The numbers tell the story clearly: three wins and four places from six races means Clay Pigeons wins roughly one in every two times it races. That is genuinely strong form. The horse burst through for its first win at Cork on 21 April 2025, and has been climbing steadily since. Its last victory came at Roscommon on 4 August 2026, eight weeks ago, which suggests it is being aimed carefully rather than campaigned too hard. That patience from the yard often pays off with horses that know how to win.
Clay Pigeons is trained by W. P. Mullins at Muine Bheag in County Carlow, a yard that has already sent out 215 winners this season — an operation clearly finding form. The horse is active and raced just yesterday, so whatever work Mullins is doing between its outings, it is keeping Clay Pigeons sharp and ready. A horse that wins half its races and seldom finishes badly is the kind that makes regular backers money, and one worth watching whenever it next heads to the track.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
26 Sep
5th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 6 runners
28 Aug
4th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
4 Aug
🏆 Won
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
18 Jan
2nd
Fakenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
16 Dec
🏆 Won
Catterick Bridge
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
21 Apr
🏆 Won
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 16 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 |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
21 Apr |
100% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
4 Aug |
100% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
16 Dec |
100% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Aug |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 Sep |
0% |
| Fakenham Tight |
1 |
1 second |
18 Jan |
0% |