Little Queenie

The horse clearly thrives on normal ground conditions. On such surfaces, she wins about 1 in every 3 races—31 percent—which is a genuinely strong win rate and suggests she is genuinely uncomfortable when tracks are either very wet or very hard. Her trainer, Paul W Flynn, who works from Colehill in County Longford, has built a productive yard this season with 22 winners, so Little Queenie operates within a capable setup. The partnership has delivered results, particularly with jockey Robert Whearty, who has ridden the horse to 6 wins from 20 races together—a 30 percent win rate that shows real chemical between rider and mount.

Her recent form has been mixed. She won at Dundalk on 12 December last year, but has managed only a third-place finish in her last six races, with placings spread across twelfth, ninth, and fifth positions. That win at Dundalk came after a consistent earlier pattern—she had her first career victory at the same track back in April 2022, suggesting she knows how to run well there. At 7 years old, Little Queenie is in middle years for a racing horse, and while she is not the kind of horse that dominates headlines, she represents the sort of dependable campaigner that keeps racing interesting. She races regularly and has been out as recently as one day ago, suggesting she remains active and competitive in Paul W Flynn's yard.