Louiescall

The overall record of 1 win from 19 races — roughly 1 in every 19 outings — is modest, but the recent form paints a more encouraging picture. Reading the last six runs from most recent to oldest: 6th, 8th, 2nd, 9th, 2nd, 1st. That winning run is now 11 months in the rear-view mirror, and the two runs since have been a pair of placed efforts sandwiched around a couple of quieter days. At five years old, Louiescall is at a stage where horses often find their best level, so those two second-place finishes suggest the talent is still there.

The most regular partner in the saddle has been Wayne Hassett, who has ridden Louiescall five times without a win between them — though it's worth noting the pair haven't yet been together on a winning day, which is one of those quirks of racing that doesn't necessarily reflect on either horse or jockey. The trainer, David Harry Kelly, operates out of Rathvin in County Tipperary and has had a productive season with 13 winners already sent out from the yard. That's a yard in decent form, which gives reason to think Louiescall will be pointed at another opportunity before long — the horse raced just yesterday, so the yard are clearly keeping it busy.

Leopardstown clearly holds a special place in Louiescall's story. It's where the breakthrough finally came, and for a horse that had been placing without winning across a long career, that moment meant something. Whether the five-year-old can add to its tally remains to be seen, but with a busy campaign underway and a trainer in form, the next chapter is still being written.