The career numbers tell a story of a horse that shows up and competes without quite closing the deal — one win from 35 races works out to roughly 1 in every 35, or just 3% of its races. That is a low win rate, but the sheer number of placed finishes suggests a horse that is honest and consistent rather than one that simply isn't good enough. It keeps finding a way to be involved. Whether it can now kick on and add to that single win is the interesting question.
Trainer Gavin Cromwell runs a yard in Navan, Co. Meath that has been in fine form, sending out 96 winners this season — so this is clearly a stable that knows how to get horses to the track ready to run. The regular partnership with jockey Keith Donoghue has not yet produced a win together across 13 races, though it is worth noting that the breakthrough at Downpatrick came through a different combination. That is a small detail worth watching — sometimes a change of jockey is all it takes to unlock something in a horse.
In The Trenches raced again just yesterday, which tells you this is a horse being kept busy while it is in form. After years of finishing second, third, or further back, getting that first win on the board — and then backing it up with a placed run almost immediately — suggests this horse may finally be hitting its stride. It has taken six years and 35 races to get here, but the wait appears to be over.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wexford Sharp |
4 | 1 second, 1 third, 2 other | 30 Jun | 0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
3 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 third | 14 Jun | 33.3% |
| Cork Galloping |
3 | 2 seconds, 1 other | 12 Oct | 0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
3 | 1 second, 1 third, 1 other | 19 Apr | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 third | 11 Oct | 0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 15 May | 0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
2 | 2 seconds | 5 Jun | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 27 Dec | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 14 Dec | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 11 Jan | 0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 6 Feb | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 15 Jan | 0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 2 Jun | 0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 20 Sep | 0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 8 May | 0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 30 Sep | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 28 Oct | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 30 Jan | 0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 1 Oct | 0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 26 May | 0% |