Larkins Lane

The overall career record reads 2 wins and 3 places from 13 races, a win rate of around 15%, or roughly 1 in every 7 races. That's modest on paper, but context matters: both of those wins have come in the last six runs, with a first win at Limerick in late May 2026 followed by another at Sligo in early June. Back-to-back wins in a short window like that aren't something you stumble into — it points to a horse hitting its stride at exactly the right time.

The recent form does show some inconsistency, with an eighth-place finish either side of that winning run, so Larkins Lane is not yet a horse you can rely on to show up every time. Still, the three placed finishes across the career tell you this is a horse that competes — it's not just padding out fields. And with a race just yesterday, it's right in the thick of things at the moment.

Behind the horse is the yard of P J Rothwell, based in Tinahely, County Wicklow. With 35 winners sent out already this season, Rothwell's operation is clearly in good health — that's a yard firing on all cylinders, and horses in form yards tend to stay in form. That Larkins Lane is being kept busy and active suggests the team believe there's more to come from this horse while the confidence is running high.

Whether this is the start of a sustained purple patch or a brief bright spell in an otherwise quiet career remains to be seen. But a seven-year-old winning two from its last six races, trained by a yard in strong form and raced just yesterday, is a horse worth paying attention to right now.