Limestone Red

The most recent of those wins came at Dundalk on 13 January 2026, six months ago, and Limestone Red has raced just once in the 24 hours before this profile was written, so this is very much a horse still in the thick of its career. Its preferred conditions are straightforward — normal ground, and a trip of somewhere between a mile and three furlongs and a mile and four furlongs. Both of its wins have come under exactly those conditions, in 17 races at that distance the horse has won twice, or roughly 1 in every 8, which is a solid return for a horse whose overall numbers look modest at first glance.

What is harder to explain is the record alongside regular jockey Ronan Whelan. The two have partnered nine times together and have yet to win a race — 0 from 9 is a curious blank alongside a horse that clearly knows how to win. Whether that is coincidence or simply a stretch of bad luck is difficult to say from the outside, but it stands out.

Recent form has been mixed. Looking at the last six races in reverse order, Limestone Red has finished second, then had three races where it failed to complete or finished well down the field, then fourth, then the January win, then fifth before that. That second place is the most eye-catching recent result — a horse that was right there and got beaten, which suggests the spark has not quite gone. Trainer Tracey Collins has sent out four winners from the yard this season, so the operation is ticking over. The smart money, if you were watching this horse, would be on Dundalk, normal ground, and somewhere around a mile and three or four furlongs. That is when Limestone Red tends to show up.