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Poetic Sound

Poetic Sound is a 5-year-old with a perfectly respectable record of three wins from thirteen races, winning roughly one race in every four or five attempts. That kind of consistency — combined with seven places in the mix — suggests a horse that is reliable without being brilliant, the sort that shows up and does its job most days. Trained by G M Lyons at Dunsany, a yard that has already sent out 43 winners this season alone, the horse has learned its trade in good hands.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Brown
Father
Poet's Word
Mother
Ceoil An Aith
Trainer
G. M. Lyons
Owner
Miss Kerri Lyons
Official rating
98

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
14
Career races
3
Wins
21.4%
Win rate
avg ~10%
57.1%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
9 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
TrackLab's detailed breakdown

The partnership between Poetic Sound and jockey Colin Keane has been the real bright spot in the record. The two have raced together six times, with Keane winning on two of those occasions — a 33 per cent win rate that stands well above the horse's overall average. That kind of synergy matters in racing; when a jockey and horse click, you notice it. Keane's recent outing on the horse came just yesterday, suggesting Poetic Sound is very much in active training and racing regularly.

The horse broke its duck at Roscommon in August 2024, then went some months before its most recent victory at The Curragh on 3 June 2026 — a win now three months old. Looking at the last six races, the form has been mixed: a second place most recently, then a blank run (no show in the placings), followed by a win, a third, and a sixth. That's the pattern of a horse that is neither out of sorts nor firing on all cylinders — genuine mid-field ability with the occasional day when everything clicks. For a horse rated at this level, that is entirely honest racing.

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
1M6F – 2M
1M3F – 1M4F
Unknown
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
9 Oct
3rd
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 5 runners
12 Sep
13th
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Good · 26 runners
22 Aug
17th
York
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 22 runners
26 Jun
DNF
The Curragh
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
3 Jun
🏆 Won
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
15 May
3rd
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Good · 10 runners
21 Oct
6th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 15 runners
28 Sep
20th
The Curragh
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 33 runners
30 May
7th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
26 Apr
3rd
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 8 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
33.3%
Win rate
2/6
Wins / rides
100%
Win rate
1/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Mr J H Williamson
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Nicola Burns(5) Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
The Curragh
Galloping
4 1 win, 3 other 26 Jun 25%
Navan
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 third 26 Apr 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 12 Sep 0%
Bellewstown
Sharp
1 1 win 3 Oct 100%
Roscommon
Sharp
1 1 win 20 Aug 100%
Killarney
Sharp
1 1 other 15 Jul 0%
York
Galloping
1 1 other 22 Aug 0%
Dundalk
Galloping
1 1 third 9 Oct 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
1 1 other 30 May 0%