Mo Ghille Mar

Trained by John Joseph Hanlon out of Bagenalstown in County Carlow, the horse is part of a yard that has sent out 11 winners already this season — a productive outfit that clearly knows what it's doing. The most regular partnership in the saddle is with Shane Foley, who has ridden Mo Ghille Mar in 13 races and won twice together, a win rate of around 15%, or roughly 1 in 7. That's a working partnership that has found the winner's enclosure more than once, and there's clearly a degree of trust between horse, jockey, and yard.

What really makes Mo Ghille Mar interesting is how conditions affect performance. On slightly soft ground — turf that has a bit of give in it after some rain — this horse has won 2 from 3 races, a remarkable 67% win rate. That's not luck; that's a horse that actively thrives when the going gets a little testing. File that away for a wet afternoon. Similarly, over distances of a mile and three to a mile and four furlongs, it has won 2 from 6, giving it a win rate of 33% — roughly 1 in 3. That's a genuinely strong number, suggesting Mo Ghille Mar fills the slot perfectly when the trip is right.

The recent form makes for interesting reading. After two below-par efforts finishing 13th, the horse bounced back to win at Wexford on 16 May 2026 — just seven weeks ago — before running seventh twice in its latest outings. That win came just six weeks after the first career victory at Navan in June 2024, so Mo Ghille Mar has been a reliable source of winners across the past couple of years without being flashy about it. With a race just yesterday, this is a horse very much in the mix right now, and if the ground comes up soft and the trip is right, the trainer will have every reason to be optimistic.