Poet's Duke
Poet's Duke is a five-year-old who remains a work in progress after four career races without a win or top-3 finish. Trained by
Paul Nolan at Enniscorthy in County Wexford, the horse has shown inconsistency in recent form—running seventh most recently, then fifth before that, with a couple of mid-field efforts further back (14th and 7th). With no winners yet from four attempts, Poet's Duke hasn't found the winning formula, though the horse is clearly in regular work and raced as recently as yesterday.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Sonja Buckley Ruth Browne Partnership
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Nolan's yard has been busy and successful this season with 25 winners already sent out, so the trainer is clearly capable of getting horses ready to win. Whether Poet's Duke will be next to break through remains to be seen. At five years old with no breakthrough yet, time is becoming a factor, but he's still competing and the variety in his finishing positions suggests there's something to work with—the question is whether the yard can find the right race and conditions to get the job done.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Oct
7th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 20 runners
15 May
14th
Kilbeggan
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
10 Apr
5th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
15 Dec
7th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 16 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 |
|---|
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
15 May |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Dec |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Oct |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
10 Apr |
0% |