Prince Palace
Prince Palace is a horse that takes its time. At eight years old and with 26 races under its belt, it has won just once — a breakthrough that came at Navan on 1 March 2025, after months of trying. That single victory feels earned rather than lucky: before that win, the horse showed enough promise with a series of placed finishes to suggest it belonged in a winning frame, but luck and timing had to align just right. For a horse that wins roughly 1 in every 25 races, that kind of patience from both trainer and the yard is no small thing.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Thethreeofus Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What's striking is how long the drought has been since that Navan success. Eighteen months have passed without another win, though Prince Palace hasn't been idle — it has raced regularly and picked up seven places across its career, showing enough to keep competing. The recent form tells a familiar story: a seventh-place finish, followed by fifth and eleventh places, then ninth most recently. It's the profile of a horse that tries hard but finds winning increasingly difficult, a common pattern for older animals in racing.
Harry Sexton, the jockey who partners Prince Palace most often, has ridden the horse eight times and also contributed to that single career victory — a 12% win rate together, which is notably better than the horse's overall 4% win rate. That suggests the pair have a working relationship worth maintaining. Trainer P J Rothwell's yard at Tinahely in County Wicklow is having a productive season with 35 winners, so the team knows how to get horses into the winner's circle. Whether Prince Palace can return to the winning formula remains to be seen, but after racing just a day ago, the horse is clearly still in work and in contention.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on heavy ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft_to_heavy ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Soft to heavy (wet)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
Yielding to soft (damp)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, tight
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
4 Sep
DNF
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
2 Aug
7th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
24 Jul
5th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
8 Jun
11th
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
2 Mar
9th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 15 runners
11 Jan
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 14 runners
14 Dec
DNF
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 11 runners
16 Nov
9th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 20 runners
26 Oct
8th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 9 runners
4 Oct
DNF
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · 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 |
|---|
| Navan Galloping |
5 |
1 win, 2 thirds, 2 other |
14 Dec |
20% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 1 third, 2 other |
30 Nov |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
11 Jan |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
21 Jan |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
2 other |
2 Aug |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
2 other |
4 Sep |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
8 Jun |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Mar |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
12 Nov |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 Oct |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
7 Dec |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 May |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
21 Apr |
0% |