Meet And Greet

At 10 years old, Meet And Greet is an experienced campaigner, and experience counts for something. The most interesting number in its profile is this: in races run over a mile and six furlongs to two miles, it has won 1 from just 3 attempts — that is a one-in-three hit rate, and for any racehorse, that figure demands attention. Most horses find a trip that suits them, and when they do, results follow. The evidence here is thin but pointed — get the distance right, and Meet And Greet becomes a different proposition.

The most recent win came at Limerick on 27 December 2024 — a Christmas result that was clearly the high point of the recent chapter. But that was 15 months ago now, and the six races since have produced nothing better than a second place. The recent form reading of 8-5-7-–-2-5 is the picture of a horse that has been around the track without finding its moment. A 70-day break since its last run suggests the yard at Rathcoole has been patient, perhaps waiting for the right opportunity rather than running for the sake of it.

Jockey Phillip Enright has been the regular partner, riding Meet And Greet in 13 of its 18 races and winning once — a win rate of roughly 1 in 13, which is modest. That said, jockey-horse partnerships take time to click, and Enright clearly knows this horse as well as anyone. Trainer Oliver McKiernan has sent out 4 winners from his Co Dublin base this season, so the yard is in decent working order. If Meet And Greet returns over the longer distances where it has shown its best form, it would be unwise to write it off entirely. This is a horse that has found a way to win before — and at the right trip, on the right day, it could again.