Genoah

Trained by M D O'Callaghan at The Curragh in County Kildare — a yard that has sent out 21 winners already this season — Genoah has been a reliable piece of the puzzle. The partnership with jockey Colin Keane is a good fit too: the pair have won 2 of their 7 races together, a win rate of roughly 1 in 3.5, which mirrors the horse's overall average and suggests they bring out a consistent level in each other rather than something exceptional.

The stats tell you clearly what conditions suit Genoah best. On normal ground, the record reads 4 wins from 8 races — exactly 50%, or one in every two. That is a remarkable conversion rate and means if conditions are standard, this horse is genuinely hard to ignore. The preferred distance is also well established: at a mile and three to a mile and four furlongs, the record is 3 wins from 7 races, winning 43% of the time. That combination of right track, right ground, and right distance is the holy trinity for a punter — and at Dundalk on a normal surface over that trip, Genoah becomes a very serious proposition.

Recent form is a slightly mixed picture. The last six runs read 14th, 4th, two wins, 9th, then a blank most recently — so read in order from the oldest, there were back-to-back wins followed by a dip. The horse last won at Dundalk in January 2026, around four months ago, and raced just one day ago, so it is very much in the thick of an active season. The first career win came at Dundalk back in November 2024, which means this track has been part of the story almost from the beginning. Some horses find a place that suits them and keep coming back. Genoah has found Dundalk — and Dundalk, it seems, suits Genoah just fine.