At eight years old, Long Gone is no youngster, but experience counts for something in this game. The career started to take shape with a first win at Limerick in May 2024, and the most recent success came at Bellewstown in August 2025 — a track that suits sharp, nimble types who can handle its tight, undulating layout. That win came roughly ten months ago now, so the yard will be keen to add to the tally.
Recent form shows a mixed picture. A second place, then a win, then a fourth, then two blank runs — the kind of up-and-down pattern you often see with a horse that is capable on its day but needs things to fall right. Crucially, Long Gone raced just one day ago, so this is a horse in active campaign, fit and in the mix.
The operation behind Long Gone is worth noting. Noel C Kelly trains out of Draperstown in County Derry — not one of the big southern powerhouses, but a yard that has sent out 14 winners already this season. That is a meaningful total for a smaller operation, and it suggests Kelly knows how to place his horses where they can win. Long Gone, with its track record of finding the frame so reliably, looks like exactly the kind of horse a shrewd trainer builds a season around.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tramore Sharp |
3 | 1 win, 2 other | 25 Nov | 33.3% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 third | 1 Apr | 50% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
2 | 2 other | 14 Jun | 0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 15 May | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 27 Aug | 100% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 25 Apr | 0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 31 May | 0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 8 Mar | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 8 Jun | 0% |