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Genoah

There is a horse in Ireland right now who has turned one particular track into something close to a personal playground. Genoah, a five-year-old trained by M D O'Callaghan at The Curragh in County Kildare, has won 4 of its 7 races at Dundalk — a record so dominant it is almost absurd. To put that in perspective, most horses win roughly 1 in every 10 races across their careers. Genoah wins 1 in every 1.75 at Dundalk. If you had backed it every time it turned up there, you would have backed four winners from seven bets.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
U S Navy Flag
Mother
Barnet
Owner
Alto Equine Building Solutions
Rating
77

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
16
Career races
4
Wins
25%
Win rate
avg ~10%
43.8%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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That Dundalk love affair began on 15 November 2024 and most recently produced a win on 30 January 2026, roughly five months ago. Across its full career of 16 races, Genoah has won 4 and finished in the places a further 7 times — meaning it has given its backers something to cheer in 11 of 16 outings, a 25% win rate that translates to roughly 1 win in every 4 races. That is a genuinely solid record, and it looks even better when you factor in that Genoah wins at a 50% rate on normal ground — 4 wins from 8 races when conditions are neither too wet nor too dry. Get the surface right and this horse delivers.

Colin Keane, one of Ireland's most respected jockeys, has been in the saddle for 7 of Genoah's races and they have clicked well together — 2 wins from those 7 rides, a win rate of around 29%, or just under 1 in 3. That is a meaningful partnership, and the fact that O'Callaghan's yard has sent out 18 winners already this season suggests this is a team operating with real momentum behind them.

Recent form tells an interesting story: looking at the last six races in order from most recent, the sequence reads 5th, 2nd, unplaced, 9th, 1st, 1st. Two wins, a runner-up, and some wobblier efforts mixed in. Genoah raced just one day ago, so there is freshness to this profile — this is a horse right in the thick of its season. The Dundalk record alone makes it one of the more compelling course specialists in Irish racing right now, and when the normal ground is underfoot, it is a horse very much worth watching.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on standard ground: 4 wins from 8 starts (50%)
Course specialist at Dundalk: 4 wins from 7 starts (57%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 7 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
1M3F – 1M4F
1M6F – 2M
1M1F – 1M2F
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
11 Jul
5th
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 11 runners
27 Jun
2nd
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
24 May
DNF
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Good · 27 runners
10 May
9th
Leopardstown
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 13 runners
30 Jan
🏆 Won
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 8 runners
19 Dec
🏆 Won
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 12 runners
3 Dec
4th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 12 runners
16 May
14th
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Good · 15 runners
21 Mar
11th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 14 runners
28 Feb
9th
Lingfield Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 12 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
28.6%
Win rate
2/7
Won / Rode
Leigh Roche Current Jockey
40%
Win rate
2/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Dundalk
Galloping
7 4 wins, 1 second, 2 other 30 Jan 57.1%
Leopardstown
Galloping
3 3 other 10 May 0%
The Curragh
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 27 Jun 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 other 3 Jun 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 other 17 Sep 0%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
1 1 other 28 Feb 0%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 other 11 Jul 0%