Proleek Prince

Both of those wins came in a concentrated spell in the autumn of 2024, first at Punchestown in September and then at Dundalk in November. Finding the winner's enclosure at two different tracks within the space of six weeks hinted at a horse hitting form at just the right time. The Dundalk win, though, was now 19 months ago — and in 6 races since, Proleek Prince has not managed to get back to the front. Recent form reads 2-5-9-10-12, with that runner-up finish the one bright spot in an otherwise difficult run of results. The question the team will be asking is whether that Dundalk winner is still in there somewhere.

The distance picture is quietly encouraging. Over a mile and a furlong to a mile and two furlongs, Proleek Prince has won 2 of 14 races — roughly 1 in 7 — which is a noticeably better return than its overall record. That means the wins have come at the right trips rather than by accident, and any race in that range gives the horse its best chance of featuring. Regular partner Rory Mulligan has ridden the horse in 7 of those 25 races and accounts for both victories together, landing 1 win from those 7 rides — a 14% win rate that quietly outperforms the overall career average. The partnership clearly has something going for it. With Proleek Prince having raced just yesterday and still active, there will be more chances to find out whether the winning form of late 2024 has simply been dormant rather than gone for good.