Kilmeaden
Kilmeaden is a 4-year-old still searching for consistency after two wins from sixteen races—a win rate just above one in eight. The horse broke through at Galway on 28 July 2025, then went on to win again at Punchestown in January, but has since gone seven months without another victory. That second win came at a moment when things seemed to be clicking; since then, recent form reads 12-9-–-3-–-4, a sequence that shows effort but no breakthrough—a pattern that will frustrate anyone with faith in the horse.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
The interesting wrinkle is distance. Over longer races of two miles or more, Kilmeaden wakes up: one win from five attempts at that trip amounts to a 20% win rate, double the career average. This suggests the horse may be finding its best when given room to settle and gallop. Trainer Faye Bramley's Lambourn yard is a productive operation with seventeen winners this season, so the infrastructure exists to get the best out of Kilmeaden if the right opportunity emerges.
Gavin Ryan has ridden the horse five times without a winner, though that small sample size hardly tells the full story. What matters now is that Kilmeaden raced just a day ago and remains active. The horse has paid its way—eight places from sixteen starts—and neither the record nor the recent form suggests it is finished. A return to distance racing, or a track where Kilmeaden can settle and find its rhythm, could yet spark another run.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft_to_heavy ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by Long Distance (2m+) distances: 20% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft to heavy (wet)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
19 Aug
12th
York
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
8 Aug
9th
Ascot
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
26 Jun
DNF
The Curragh
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
24 May
3rd
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Good · 27 runners
3 May
DNF
Cork
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 19 runners
12 Mar
4th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 6 runners
7 Feb
4th
Naas
1m6f – 2m · Soft_To_Heavy · 6 runners
12 Jan
🏆 Won
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 16 runners
26 Dec
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 11 runners
23 Sep
2nd
Listowel
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 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 |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
3 May |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
12 Mar |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
26 Jun |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 win |
28 Jul |
100% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
12 Jan |
100% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Jun |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Aug |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
9 May |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
23 Sep |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 May |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Feb |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Aug |
0% |