Killaney King
Killaney King has been a frustrating horse to follow. Now eight years old, he has raced fifteen times without finding the winner's circle—a record of seven places but zero wins—and his recent form offers little encouragement. In his last six outings, he has finished second once, third once, and out of the placings four times, most recently just a day ago. He is still racing, still trying, but the wins simply have not come.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Rachael Blackmore, one of Ireland's most successful jockeys, has partnered him five times and has yet to steer him to victory. That tells you something about the difficulty: Blackmore wins races for fun elsewhere, but Killaney King remains winless in her hands. He runs for trainer Ross O'Sullivan at Kilcullen in County Kildare, a yard that has already sent out forty winners this season, so there is clearly quality and competence in the operation. Yet Killaney King sits apart from that success story. When O'Sullivan spoke about him back in late 2023, he noted the horse was working well and seemed a nice prospect—comments that now feel like they belong to a different animal entirely. Nearly eight years in and still chasing that elusive first win, Killaney King remains a horse searching for his moment.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Oct
DNF
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 6 runners
8 Jun
6th
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
6 Apr
2nd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 18 runners
3 Mar
3rd
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 10 runners
12 Feb
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 15 runners
17 Jan
8th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 13 runners
14 Dec
3rd
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 19 runners
17 Nov
5th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 14 runners
25 Apr
2nd
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 17 runners
15 Feb
2nd
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 23 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 |
|---|
| Navan Galloping |
4 |
1 third, 3 other |
17 Jan |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
8 Dec |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 second |
25 Apr |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
12 Dec |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
12 Feb |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
29 Dec |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
6 Apr |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
8 Jun |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
3 Mar |
0% |