The recent record makes for interesting reading. Two third-place finishes in the last six runs hint at a horse that can get competitive when the mood takes it, but those results are sandwiched around some blank days, and a pair of double-figure finishes — tenth and eleventh — suggest Liceo can be inconsistent. Racing just one day ago, it is clearly a horse in active campaigning, kept busy by its yard.
That yard belongs to Dermot A McLoughlin, based at Bodeen in Ratoath, County Meath, and it has been in decent nick this season, sending out 10 winners. The stable is clearly capable of getting horses to win, which makes Liceo's blank record a puzzle worth watching. P J O'Hanlon has ridden the horse in 8 of its 11 races and is yet to get it to the front — not through lack of opportunity, but perhaps through lack of the right day.
What Liceo's record really says is that it is a horse still searching for everything to click at once. The placed finishes show it can perform; the big numbers show it can disappoint. For anyone watching on, the question is whether McLoughlin's yard — which clearly knows how to win — can find the right conditions to unlock what those third places suggest might be in there.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downpatrick Undulating |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 14 Jul | 0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 | 1 other | 22 Aug | 0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 | 1 other | 8 Sep | 0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 3 Oct | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 5 Jul | 0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 7 Nov | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 10 May | 0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 30 May | 0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 24 Jul | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 7 Jun | 0% |