Divine Legend
Divine Legend broke through this week with a maiden victory at Fairyhouse, a winning performance that came in the horse's sixth race. The three-year-old, trained by J. P. Murtagh at Coolaghknock Glebe in County Kildare, has shown the kind of consistent improvement that suggests there may be more wins to come. From six races so far, Divine Legend has won once and finished second or third on three other occasions — a record that speaks to a horse capable of running at a decent level but still finding its feet at this stage of its career.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Exors Of The Late J Connaughton
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What's encouraging is the recent form. In the last six races, Divine Legend has finished first, then second, second again, fourth, seventh, and fifth — a pattern that shows the horse was building towards that breakthrough win. That victory came just days ago, and it offers a platform to build on. Murtagh's yard is in fine form this season with 53 winners already, which suggests Divine Legend is receiving the expert handling it needs. At three years old and with a first win now in the bag, this horse is still learning, and there is genuine potential for improvement.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
7 Oct
2nd
Navan
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 9 runners
21 Sep
🏆 Won
Fairyhouse
7f – 1m · Good · 20 runners
5 Sep
2nd
Navan
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 21 runners
18 Aug
2nd
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Good · 18 runners
25 Apr
4th
Limerick
7f – 1m · Yielding · 15 runners
4 Apr
7th
Cork
7f – 1m · Soft_To_Heavy · 11 runners
18 Oct
5th
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Yielding · 14 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 |
|---|
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
2 seconds |
7 Oct |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
21 Sep |
100% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Oct |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
18 Aug |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Apr |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Apr |
0% |