Clonmacash

What makes Clonmacash genuinely interesting is the partnership with jockey Sam Coen. The pair have raced together 19 times, and Coen has steered him home 5 times — a 26% win rate together, nearly one win in every four races. That's nearly three times better than the horse's overall average, which signals a real understanding between rider and horse. When Coen is in the saddle, Clonmacash performs noticeably better, the kind of chemistry that serious students of form pay attention to.

He also dominates at The Curragh, where he has won 2 of his 9 races at the track. That 22% win rate on his home course is significant in a horse running at this level, and his win there this week came after a run of mixed results elsewhere. Trainer Adrian McGuinness, based at Lusk, has built a successful yard — 45 winners sent out this season — and Clonmacash has been part of that operation since his debut win at Dundalk in November 2023. He remains actively racing and competitive, the sort of five-year-old that suggests there is still mileage left in him at the tracks that suit him best.