East Hampton

Those two wins have arrived at two different tracks: The Curragh in October 2024, and then Naas in March 2025. Getting off the mark at The Curragh is no small thing — it's Ireland's most celebrated flat racing venue, and a win there, even early in a career, suggests a horse with something genuine about it. The Naas win five months later showed it could back that up, and that it had trained on through the winter in David Marnane's yard at Bansha in Co Tipperary — a team that has sent out 21 winners already this season, so clearly no shortage of form horses going through the door.

Since that Naas win in March, though, East Hampton has been placed twice but hasn't found the winner's enclosure, and the most recent run — just yesterday — ended in a fifth. Six races without a win is the kind of stretch that tests patience. The good news is that the horse hasn't fallen away entirely; those two placed efforts in the last six show it's still running with purpose. Whether it can convert one of those close finishes into a win is the question the yard will be trying to answer.

Luke McAteer has been the regular partner throughout, riding East Hampton in 12 of its 14 races. They've won twice together — a win rate of around 17%, or roughly 1 in 6 — which is a solid return and points to a genuine understanding between horse and rider. A jockey who keeps coming back to the same horse is usually a sign that the yard believe the partnership works, and in McAteer's case, his stats here back that up. East Hampton is clearly not done yet, and with a busy yard behind it and a willing jockey on top, there's every reason to think another win could be closer than the recent run of results suggests.