Puturhandstogether

Trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien at Owning Hill in County Kilkenny, Puturhandstogether is part of one of the most productive yards in Irish racing right now. O'Brien's team has sent out 153 winners already this season, which is a remarkable number — it means horses from this stable are winning races almost every other day somewhere. When a trainer is operating at that volume, they tend to know exactly where to place each horse for maximum effect, and Puturhandstogether has clearly been placed with care.

The overall record reads four wins and 11 places from 20 races, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 5 — which is genuinely solid for a horse competing at this level. But look closer and a clear picture emerges: The Curragh in Ireland is where this horse is most dangerous. Two wins from just four races there, including a victory as recently as 28 September 2025, means that on its home track, Puturhandstogether wins half the time. That kind of dominance at a specific venue is not coincidence — some horses simply thrive on certain tracks, and this one has made The Curragh its territory.

The recent form does tell a more complicated story. The last six runs read 3-2-1-6-16-13, meaning after that Curragh win the horse has drifted back in the field in its two most recent outings. That is worth watching, though it is hardly a crisis — fluctuating form is the norm rather than the exception in racing, and a horse capable of a Class 1 win at Cheltenham is never going to be written off on the back of a couple of quiet runs.

When jockey Mark Walsh is in the saddle, the numbers sharpen noticeably — two wins from seven races together, which works out at roughly 1 in every 3.5 rides. That is a meaningful partnership, and whenever Walsh and Puturhandstogether line up together at The Curragh, the rest of the field has every reason to be wary.