Moments Of Joy

The one win came at Leopardstown in June 2025, and it's worth noting that Leopardstown is one of Ireland's premier tracks — a tight, galloping course that rewards horses with real ability. Breaking through there, rather than at a smaller venue, tells you something. The win came over a trip between seven furlongs and a mile, a range where Moments Of Joy has now won 1 from 3 races — a win rate of 33%, or roughly 1 in 3, which is comfortably the best the horse has shown at any distance. That's a useful pointer for anyone following future runs.

The training operation behind this horse is formidable. A P O'Brien's yard at Cashel in County Tipperary has sent out 142 winners already this season — that is a remarkable volume from one of the most celebrated training operations in the world. Horses don't land at that yard by accident, and the fact that Moments Of Joy is there at all suggests the team see something worth developing. The recent form reading of 6-5-2-3-1 going backwards tells an interesting story too: the win came first, and the runs since have been a third, a second, and then two disappointing finishes. That slight dip after the win is worth watching, but with a race just yesterday and the horse still active, the story is very much still being written.