What is interesting about Land Of The Giants is not consistency at the highest level, but consistency in showing up. Its recent form reads 4-15-6-3, with a place at Ayr three weeks back, which tells you it is doing exactly what it has always done — running, competing, finishing in the money once in a while, but rarely winning. Last raced just a day ago, so the yard is clearly keen to keep it busy and hunting for that elusive second victory. Trainer Adrian McGuinness, based near Dublin, has built a productive yard this season with 45 winners to his name, but Land Of The Giants represents the unglamorous side of racing: the hard worker that plugs away without setting the world alight.
The horse runs best over trips of between a mile and a furlong and a mile and two furlongs — middling distances where it has won 1 race from 14 attempts, a 7% win rate. Jockey Adam Caffrey has ridden it six times and managed one victory together, a 17% win rate that sits well above the horse's overall record. That suggests there may be something in the partnership, though one win in six rides hardly amounts to a breakthrough. For a horse with Land Of The Giants' record, another win may take months to arrive — or it may never come at all. For now it remains what it has been all season: a runner, a placer, and a runner-up in the chase for a second success.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
12 | 1 second, 4 thirds, 7 other | 26 May | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
4 | 4 other | 15 May | 0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 5 May | 100% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 15 Jul | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 17 Sep | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 3 Aug | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 24 Apr | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 29 Sep | 0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 12 Aug | 0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 29 May | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 3 Jul | 0% |