Kashchei
Kashchei has found his groove lately. The six-year-old won 2 of his last 6 races, including a victory at Downpatrick just two weeks ago, and raced again only yesterday — he is clearly a horse his trainer
Cian Collins believes in and keeps active. Over his full career, Kashchei has won twice and placed eight times from 16 races, which puts him at a modest 12% win rate overall, but the recent form tells a different story. When normal ground conditions come around, he is genuinely competitive: he has won 2 of his 9 races on standard going, a 22% win rate that suggests this is exactly the surface he wants beneath his feet.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Six Degenerates Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Collins, who trains from Navan in County Meath, runs an operation that has already sent out 20 winners this season, and Kashchei's recent upturn in form suggests he fits the yard's plans well. The horse made his breakthrough at Kelso back in May 2026, and that first win set the pattern — he has since picked up another success at Downpatrick in September, showing he can win across different tracks. With a win just a fortnight ago and another race under his belt yesterday, Kashchei appears to be in a useful stretch of form, and the key to his future looks straightforward: keep him on normal ground and he will be a threat.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 9 starts (22%)
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Oct
2nd
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
18 Sep
🏆 Won
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
31 Aug
2nd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
30 Jun
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
6 May
🏆 Won
Kelso
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 3 runners
29 Mar
3rd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 15 runners
4 Feb
5th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 7 runners
17 Jan
7th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 13 runners
3 Jan
6th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 10 runners
9 Aug
6th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 9 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Downpatrick Undulating |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third |
18 Sep |
33.3% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
1 Oct |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
3 Jan |
0% |
| Kelso Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
6 May |
100% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jan |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jun |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Feb |
0% |
| Perth Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
26 Sep |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
14 May |
0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Oct |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
9 Aug |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
31 Jul |
0% |