Mont St Michel
At five years old, Mont St Michel has taken its time finding the winner's enclosure — but it got there, landing its first career win at Killarney back in August 2025. That victory came over a long trip of two miles or more, which fits the pattern: across four races at that kind of distance, Mont St Michel has won one, a rate of 1 in 4, which stands out sharply against its overall record of 1 win from 12 races. The message is fairly clear — get this horse out over a proper test of stamina and its chances improve considerably.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Patrick John O'Brien & J Carthy & M G Hogan
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
41.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The overall numbers are modest. One win and five placed efforts from 12 races means Mont St Michel wins roughly 1 in every 12 it lines up for, and the recent run of form — five and ten and double-digit finishes stretching back over the last six races — suggests it hasn't recaptured that Killarney spark in the nine months since. Racing at that level requires things to fall right, and they haven't for a while.
Still, Mont St Michel is trained by Denis Gerard Hogan out of Cloughjordan in County Tipperary, and that matters. Hogan's yard has sent out 56 winners this season alone — that's a stable in fine health, placing horses where they can win. The fact that Mont St Michel raced just yesterday tells you the team believe there's more to come, and with a trainer operating at this volume of success, they tend to know where a horse belongs. The long-distance trips are where to watch this one.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
✔ Well suited by Long Distance (2m+) distances: 25% win rate
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
29 May
5th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
15 May
DNF
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Good · 6 runners
23 Apr
10th
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 11 runners
5 Feb
13th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 21 runners
26 Dec
9th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 21 runners
21 Oct
10th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 15 runners
22 Aug
🏆 Won
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
30 Jul
3rd
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 21 runners
15 Jul
2nd
Killarney
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 9 runners
16 May
4th
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Good · 5 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Leopardstown Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
15 May |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
22 Aug |
50% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
21 Oct |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
22 Jun |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 third |
30 Jul |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Apr |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
5 Feb |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 May |
0% |