Jeroboam Machin

Both wins have come at big Irish tracks. The first arrived at Fairyhouse in November 2023, and the second at Leopardstown in February 2024 — Leopardstown being one of Ireland's most prestigious venues, the kind of place where decent horses go to get found out. Jeroboam Machin wasn't found out. That last win was 28 months ago, though, which means the horse has been through a quiet spell since — finishing eighth and then fourth in its most recent outings before that Leopardstown victory. The recent form reading of 4-8-1-1 tells an interesting story: the two wins are right there at the end of the sequence, meaning this horse has been building back rather than fading away.

Trained by Emmet Mullins out of Bagenalstown in County Carlow, Jeroboam Machin is in capable hands. Mullins has sent out 31 winners already this season, which speaks to a yard that knows how to place its horses and get results. With Jeroboam Machin having raced just four times across its career, this is still very much a horse being managed carefully — and given it raced just one day ago, it's clearly fit and active right now. Four races at seven years old is a light campaign by any standard, suggesting the team has been patient, waiting for the right opportunities rather than running the horse into the ground. Whether that patience pays off with a third win will be worth watching.