Green Impact has won 3 of his 8 races in total — that's a win rate of 38%, or roughly 2 in every 5 races — which is a genuinely strong return. Most impressive is what happens when he races at a distance between a mile and a mile and an eighth: three wins from four attempts at those trips, a 75% hit rate that points firmly to where his best racing is done. His recent form reads 4-4-6-1-6-1, which is a little streaky — the two wins bookending a couple of quieter efforts — but it suggests a horse that shows up when it counts rather than grinding out slow improvements each time.
His regular partner in the saddle is Shane Foley, and that combination has worked particularly well — three wins from seven rides together, winning roughly 2 in every 5 times they line up. That kind of consistency between horse and jockey matters, and it speaks to a settled, well-managed campaign from Harrington's yard, which has sent out 51 winners already this season — a serious operation by any measure.
What Harrington has said about Green Impact is worth paying attention to. She has described him as a very big, laid-back horse who is easy to train but who she suspects has not yet shown his best. He can quicken sharply off a strong pace and, in her words, he is a Guineas type — a reference to the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket, one of the most prestigious races in flat racing. The fact that his trainer is pointing him towards that kind of company, having worked him at the Curragh and been pleased with what she saw, suggests real ambition for the season ahead. For now, the Leopardstown record alone is enough reason to take notice.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown Galloping |
3 | 3 wins | 5 Jun | 100% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 19 Apr | 0% |
| York Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 26 Jul | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 3 May | 0% |