Gallo Dell Cielo

The secret appears to be distance. Gallo Dell Cielo thrives when races stretch beyond two miles: it has won half of its four races at that sort of length, a striking record. Even more impressive is its dominance at Dundalk, where it has managed three wins from eleven races. That is a one-in-four win rate at a single track — the kind of statistic that suggests real class over a familiar surface. Across its entire career, the horse has won 5 races and finished in the top 3 a further eleven times from 27 outings, giving it a solid 19% win rate overall.

Patrick J Flynn, based at Carrick-On-Suir in County Waterford, has quietly built something here. His yard has sent out eight winners this season, and Gallo Dell Cielo has become one of its more reliable performers. Robyn Donaghue-Leahy has ridden the horse four times, winning on three of those occasions — a partnership that suggests real understanding between jockey and mount. With the horse still active and in good recent form, Gallo Dell Cielo looks set to keep adding to that winning tally.