Never The Same
Never The Same broke through at Naas seven weeks ago with a win that came right when it mattered—the horse has raced four times since and returned to the track just yesterday, suggesting the yard is keen to keep it busy while form remains fresh. The 3-year-old has won 1 of its 4 career races, a solid 25% win rate, though the recent pattern tells a more complex story: a win, followed by a place, then two disappointing runs. That second outing after the breakthrough—the placed finish—showed the horse could compete at that level again, but the last two races suggest something shifted, whether nerves, the track, or simply tougher opposition.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Philip Antonacci Mrs Paul Shanahan Mrs John Magnier
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Joseph Patrick O'Brien's Owning Hill yard is operating at full throttle this season with 160 winners already, so there is real quality coming through the stable. Never The Same's trainer clearly believes there is more to come from this one, which is why it was sent out again so soon after yesterday's race. For a 3-year-old with only four runs under its belt, form can swing sharply; one win does not make a horse, but it is no fluke either. The question now is whether Naas proved a soft touch or whether the horse simply needs the right conditions and a kind draw to return to winning ways.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
21 Sep
6th
Fairyhouse
7f – 1m · Good · 13 runners
3 Aug
🏆 Won
Naas
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners
18 Jul
4th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
28 Nov
8th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
3 Aug |
100% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Jul |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Nov |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Sep |
0% |