Quest With Speed

The most recent of those wins came at Navan in December 2025, roughly four months ago, and it stands as the high point of a recent run of form that has otherwise been modest. Looking at the last six races, there's a win sandwiched between some quieter efforts — a seventh, a fourth, and two runs where Quest With Speed didn't complete — which is the kind of patchy sequence that makes the Navan win feel all the more worth celebrating when it arrived. The horse raced just one day ago, so this is very much a horse still in active training and being aimed at targets.

Quest With Speed is trained by John Joseph Hanlon at Bagenalstown in County Carlow, a yard that has hit the ground running this season with 12 winners already to its name. That's a stable in decent form, which matters — horses trained by people with momentum tend to arrive at the track in good order. Mr Paddy Hanlon, who shares a surname with the trainer and has clearly been trusted with the ride on multiple occasions, has been aboard for 8 of Quest With Speed's races, winning once together — the same 1-in-8 ratio as the horse's overall record, which suggests the partnership is a consistent one even if it hasn't been a particularly prolific one.

The career began with a first win at Limerick back in November 2023, and what's followed has been the journey of a horse finding its level and picking its moments. At nine, Quest With Speed is an experienced, seasoned competitor. Don't expect fireworks every time, but don't write it off either — horses like this have a habit of popping up and winning when you least expect it.