Mutasarref

Overall, Mutasarref wins roughly 1 in every 3 races he enters — 10 from 28, or 36% — which is a genuinely impressive return across a career spanning four seasons. His first win came at Listowel in September 2021, and he has been a reliable performer for the yard of G M Lyons, based at Dunsany in County Meath, ever since. Lyons has had 49 winners this season alone, so this is a busy, high-functioning operation, and Mutasarref has been one of its more dependable contributors.

The partnership with jockey Colin Keane deserves particular attention. In 22 races together, the pair have won 10 times — that is winning nearly 1 in every 2 rides, or 45%. That kind of chemistry between horse and rider is rare and tells you that when Keane is in the saddle, Mutasarref tends to mean business.

That said, his current run of form will be a talking point. He has not won in his last six races, finishing ninth, fourth, second, fourth, third, and seventh most recently — so there are signs of life in there, including a second place, but the winning feeling has eluded him since Cork in October 2024, now 19 months ago. He raced just yesterday, which means he is being kept busy and the team clearly still believes there is a race to be won. Whether that race comes at Cork — where his record suggests he should always be taken seriously — or somewhere new, he remains the kind of horse whose name on a racecard is worth a second look.