Duke Silver
Duke Silver is a 6-year-old horse with a modest record on the track: three wins from 26 races, which works out to roughly one win in every eight attempts. The horse has finished in the top 3 on nine other occasions, giving a combined top-3 win rate of just under half his races — respectable without being spectacular. His last victory came at Leopardstown on 28 December 2025, a 10-month gap that suggests he has been through a lean spell recently. Over his last six races, he has failed to find the winner's circle at all, posting a seventh, a second, a third, and finishes outside the frame, which hints at a horse currently struggling to find the form that earned him those three wins in the first place.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Duke Silver first broke through as a winner at Wexford on 27 October 2024, and his success at Leopardstown before the long drought shows he is capable of winning on decent tracks. His regular jockey, J J Slevin, has ridden him 10 times for a single win — a 10% return that mirrors his overall record and suggests the partnership has yet to click consistently. Joseph Patrick O'Brien, based at Owning Hill in Co Kilkenny, trains the horse. O'Brien's yard has sent out 160 winners this season, so Duke Silver operates within a stable with serious form. At six years old, Duke Silver is in the middle years of a jumper's career, old enough to have learned his trade but young enough to improve — if the team can find the key to reigniting his winning touch. His racing continues, with a run just yesterday, so there is still time for a turnaround.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Excellent record on yielding_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Likes
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Likes
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
14 Oct
7th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
22 Aug
13th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
3 Jul
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
30 Apr
3rd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 26 runners
11 Apr
12th
Aintree
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 22 runners
12 Mar
6th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 24 runners
2 Feb
7th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 24 runners
28 Dec
🏆 Won
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 20 runners
14 Oct
14th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
24 Sep
🏆 Won
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 15 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 |
|---|
| Wexford Sharp |
5 |
1 win, 1 second, 3 other |
3 Jul |
20% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
4 |
2 thirds, 2 other |
14 Oct |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
2 Feb |
33.3% |
| Killarney Sharp |
3 |
2 seconds, 1 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
24 Sep |
50% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Feb |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
6 Aug |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
6 Jun |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
17 Feb |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
3 Aug |
0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Mar |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
15 Mar |
0% |
| Aintree Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Apr |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Nov |
0% |