Kiltealy Park
Kiltealy Park is a horse that has found its perfect home—literally. The seven-year-old, trained by
Paul Nolan's yard in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, has become something of a Wexford specialist, winning three of its four races at that track. That last success came just two months ago, on 27 May, and the horse remains actively campaigned, having raced as recently as yesterday. Over a 16-race career, Kiltealy Park has won 5 times and placed another 7, a solid record that translates to winning roughly one in every three races.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Browne Bros Partnership
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What's most striking about this horse is how it thrives in wet conditions. On soft ground, it has won half its races—2 wins from 4 attempts. Wet ground tells the same story: another 2 wins from 4 tries. That's the kind of consistency that makes a horse genuinely valuable on Irish racing's frequently heavy tracks. Recent form has been patchy, with just one win in the last six races, but that's the reality of a veteran seven-year-old still doing its job at a respectable level.
Sean Flanagan has ridden Kiltealy Park nine times, winning three of those races for a win rate of 33 percent—better than the horse's overall record, which suggests he and the horse work well together. Nolan's yard has sent out 25 winners this season, indicating a stable that knows what it's doing. For a horse that loves heavy ground and has proven it can win regularly at one specific track, Kiltealy Park remains a horse worth following when the weather forecast shows rain and Wexford is on the card.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on yielding ground: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%)
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%)
✔ Course specialist at Wexford: 3 wins from 4 starts (75%)
✔ Strong overall win rate: wins 31% of races
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Aug
15th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 22 runners
27 May
🏆 Won
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 5 runners
4 Apr
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 11 runners
29 Dec
6th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 14 runners
29 Nov
8th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 11 runners
1 Aug
5th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 23 runners
22 Apr
🏆 Won
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
4 Apr
2nd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 11 runners
26 Jan
DNF
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
27 Dec
5th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 7 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Alan O'Sullivan(7) Current jockey
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Wexford Sharp |
4 |
3 wins, 1 second |
27 May |
75% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
4 Apr |
33.3% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
3 Dec |
50% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
2 other |
1 Aug |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
10 Jun |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Dec |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jan |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
15 Jan |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Dec |
0% |