The partnership with jockey James Ryan is another thread worth pulling. In 8 races together, the pair have won 3 times — that is winning 3 in every 8 rides, or 38%, which is a remarkable number at any level of the sport. Compare that to Kool One's overall win rate and it becomes clear that Ryan is not just along for the ride; something clicks between horse and rider that lifts their combined performance well above the baseline.
At five years old, Kool One is in the prime window for a horse of this type, and the statistics point firmly toward what conditions suit it. On normal ground it wins 2 from 6, or 1 in every 3 races — strong numbers. Stretch the trip out to between a mile and six furlongs and two miles and the record reads 3 wins from 10 races, which again outperforms the career average. This is a horse that wants to travel, wants decent ground underfoot, and ideally wants Navan on the board.
Maxwell's yard has sent out 6 winners this season already, so the team is in good form behind the scenes too. Kool One opened its account at Navan back in October 2024 and has now returned to win there a second time — a horse that finds its favourite track and keeps going back to deliver is exactly the kind of story that makes a racing fan of someone who swore they had no interest in the sport.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park Undulating |
5 | 1 second, 4 other | 20 Oct | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
3 | 2 wins, 1 other | 25 Apr | 66.7% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
3 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 other | 19 Aug | 33.3% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 8 Aug | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 29 Nov | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 third | 23 Feb | 0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 29 Aug | 100% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 25 Sep | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 24 May | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 3 Oct | 0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 11 Mar | 0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 | 1 other | 1 Aug | 0% |