Cloud Seeker

The partnership with Andrew Slattery in the saddle is worth noting too — yes, the trainer rides his own horse. Of their 17 races together, Slattery has steered Cloud Seeker to 5 wins, a win rate of 29%, or just under 1 in every 3 rides. That kind of connection between trainer and jockey — when they are literally the same person — tends to mean the horse is understood inside out.

Where Cloud Seeker really comes alive is over a distance of a mile and three to four furlongs, and at Leopardstown. At that distance range, the record reads 4 wins from 9 races — a remarkable 44% win rate, nearly 1 in every 2 races. That is not a coincidence; it is a horse that has found its sweet spot. Leopardstown, one of Ireland's most prestigious racecourses, has been particularly kind: 2 wins from 5 races there, including the most recent victory on 11 May 2025. Winning at a big track like Leopardstown twice shows this is a horse that can handle a quality field.

The honest part of the picture is that recent form has cooled. Cloud Seeker has not won in its last 6 races, finishing 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 5th, and 10th working back from the most recent run — a sequence that shows some consistency in the middle of the pack but no breakthrough. Raced as recently as yesterday, the horse is clearly active and being kept busy, which suggests the team believes there is another win in there. Given the Leopardstown record and the love of a mile and a half, a return to that track over the right distance might be exactly what it takes to end the dry spell.