Presenting Lad
Presenting Lad is a ten-year-old that has built a modest but solid career, winning 6 of his 50 races—roughly 1 in every 8 outings. He was last in the winners' enclosure on 6 September 2024 at Kilbeggan, which means he has now gone 25 months without a victory, a long drought that speaks to the grind of racing at his level. Yet his recent form suggests he has not given up entirely. In his last six runs, he has picked up three placings and two fourth-place finishes, the sort of near-misses that keep a horse's the yard hopeful.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Presenting The Lads Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Mark Michael McNiff trains him from Strandhill in County Sligo, and the yard has been busy this season with five winners sent out. Presenting Lad races most often with jockey Phillip Enright, who has ridden him to 2 wins from 19 races together—roughly 1 in 9 rides. The real story here is Presenting Lad's mastery of specific distances and tracks. Over middle distances of 1 mile 6 furlongs to 2 miles, he excels: 2 wins from 10 races, a 20% win rate that is double his overall average. At Roscommon, he is genuinely special. Three wins from seven runs there makes him a genuine course specialist, the sort of horse that small yards mark down on their calendar. Roscommon is his ground—figuratively at least—and that is the kind of track record that keeps him in training and keeps his team dreaming. At his age and with his long absence from the winner's circle, every race counts, but these patterns suggest he is not without hope on his day.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on yielding_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
✔ Course specialist at Roscommon: 3 wins from 7 starts (43%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 20% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 10 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding to soft (damp)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Likes
Yielding (slightly soft)
Ok
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
4 Oct
DNF
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
31 Aug
2nd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
16 Aug
2nd
Tramore
1m6f – 2m · Good · 10 runners
30 Jun
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
8 Jun
10th
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 14 runners
29 May
2nd
Tramore
1m6f – 2m · Good · 12 runners
7 May
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
30 Oct
DNF
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
12 Oct
7th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
5 Sep
6th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 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 |
|---|
| Roscommon Sharp |
7 |
3 wins, 2 seconds, 2 other |
8 Jun |
42.9% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
4 |
1 win, 3 other |
11 Apr |
25% |
| Tramore Sharp |
4 |
1 win, 2 seconds, 1 other |
16 Aug |
25% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
4 |
1 third, 3 other |
1 Jul |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
4 |
2 thirds, 2 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
7 Jun |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
3 |
1 win, 1 third, 1 other |
5 Sep |
33.3% |
| Cork Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
12 Oct |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
30 Jun |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
30 Oct |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
31 Aug |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
22 Sep |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Oct |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 May |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Dec |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 Aug |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Nov |
0% |