Ridden most often by Darragh O'Keeffe—six rides, no winners between them—Game Phoenix was last seen just a day ago, finishing fourth. That recent run follows a sequence of results that tells its own story: a seventh place, a ninth, a tenth, a thirteenth, and a fourth again before that. It is not the form of a horse about to breakthrough suddenly, and the absence of a win in the last six races underlines just how far the breakthrough has remained.
Trained by Paul Power at Butlerstown in County Waterford, Game Phoenix is part of a yard that has managed only two winners all season, which puts some context around the challenge. This is a horse that has had genuine opportunities—22 races is enough to know what a horse can do—and while the seven places prove it is not out of its depth entirely, the complete absence of a win raises a question about whether that breakthrough will ever come.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 8 Oct | 0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
3 | 2 seconds, 1 third | 23 Aug | 0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
3 | 3 other | 5 Oct | 0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 14 May | 0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 | 1 second, 1 third | 7 Aug | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 25 Apr | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 13 Jun | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 26 Jun | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 23 Nov | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 20 May | 0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 30 Oct | 0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 29 May | 0% |