Nouvotic

Across a 12-race career, Nouvotic has won 4 times and finished in the places on 7 other occasions — meaning the horse has come home in the top three in nearly all of its races. The overall win rate sits at 33%, or roughly 1 in every 3 races, which is a strong number by any measure. But zoom in on the last six races and the picture gets even sharper: 3 wins, a second, a third, and just one poor run in the mix. That is a horse operating near the top of its powers right now, not one coasting on past glories.

Much of that recent success has come in partnership with jockey Darragh O'Keeffe, who has ridden Nouvotic in 7 of its 12 races and won 3 of them — a win rate of 43%, or just under 1 in every 2 rides together. That is a pairing that clearly works, and when you see O'Keeffe's name in the saddle, it carries genuine significance. Behind the scenes, trainer Henry De Bromhead provides the platform. Based at Knockeen in County Waterford, De Bromhead's yard has sent out 110 winners already this season — one of the most productive operations in Irish racing — and Nouvotic is very much part of that story.

The most recent win came at Punchestown just two months ago, in April 2026, showing that Nouvotic is not a horse that saves itself exclusively for Wexford. That said, the first career win came at Wexford in July 2024, and the track has remained the horse's happiest hunting ground ever since. With a race just yesterday, Nouvotic is very much in the thick of it — a seven-year-old at full stretch, trained by one of Ireland's best yards, and showing every sign that there are more wins still to come.