Clonmacash

At Dundalk, Clonmacash is a completely different animal. Five wins from 28 races at that venue — that's nearly 1 in every 6 times it turns up there, and given how hard it is for any horse to win consistently at a single track, that kind of record over that number of visits is genuinely impressive. It isn't a fluke. This horse knows Dundalk, and Dundalk seems to suit it right back. The most recent win came just this week, on 1 April 2026, which means Clonmacash is as live and as relevant as any horse racing right now.

The partnership with jockey Sam Coen tells a similar story. Together they've won 4 of their 18 races — roughly 1 in every 4-and-a-half, or around 22% — which is a noticeably better return than Clonmacash achieves with other riders. That's the kind of number that suggests the two have genuinely figured each other out. When Coen is booked, the team knows what it's getting.

Behind it all is trainer Adrian McGuinness, based at Lusk in County Dublin. His yard has sent out 39 winners already this season, which tells you this isn't a quiet operation ticking over — it's a busy, productive stable with horses running into form regularly. Clonmacash fits the profile of a horse that has been well placed and patiently handled, allowed to build a record at a track where it thrives rather than being constantly thrown into deeper water.

The recent form reads 1-4-3-7-7-2 going back six races — a win and two minor placings bookending a couple of flat efforts in the middle. Horses aren't machines, and not every run can be the best. But the way Clonmacash has bounced back this week, adding a sixth career win at its favourite track, is the kind of form line that keeps the yard — the trainer and the team around the horse — coming back with confidence.