Joes Turn

Those two wins came on 23 August 2024 and 25 April 2025, and both came with Phillip Enright in the saddle. The partnership tells its own story: Enright has ridden Joes Turn in 7 races and won 2 of them, a win rate of 29% — or roughly 1 in every 3 rides together. That is a genuinely strong record for horse and jockey, and it suggests the two have developed an understanding that matters on race day. When Enright is aboard at Kilbeggan, this horse is a different proposition entirely.

Trained by Mark Michael McNiff out of Strandhill in County Sligo, Joes Turn is part of a yard that has been in decent form, sending out 5 winners already this season. Across 17 career races, the horse has crossed the line in the first three on 8 occasions — 2 wins and 6 places — which speaks to a horse that is competitive and consistent without always being able to go the extra yard to win. A 12% win rate, or roughly 1 in every 8 races, is modest overall, but strip it back to Kilbeggan and the story changes completely.

The one obvious question mark is the layoff. Joes Turn last raced 286 days ago — that is close to nine months on the sidelines — and is now returning from that break. Recent form before the absence was encouraging: a win, two placed efforts, and a second in the six runs leading up to the break. Whether a nine-year-old can return from that kind of time off and find the same sharpness is the thing to watch. But if the comeback race is at Kilbeggan, with Enright on board, few would bet against this horse making its presence felt.