Ragmans Corner

Trained by Gerard Keane out of Trim in County Meath, Ragmans Corner is part of a yard that has hit real form this season, sending out 10 winners. That kind of momentum matters — horses from confident, well-drilled stables tend to arrive at the track in the best possible shape, and Keane clearly knows what he is doing with this one. The partnership with jockey Jack Kearney is also worth noting: together they have won 2 of their 8 races, which works out at 25%, or 1 win in every 4 rides. That is a meaningful conversion rate and suggests the two have found a rhythm.

The most interesting chapter in Ragmans Corner's story is written at Navan, where the horse has won 2 of just 5 races. Winning 2 from 5 at any single track is the kind of figure that makes trainers circle that course on the calendar — it suggests the horse genuinely loves the place, whether that is the layout, the way the track rides, or simply the journey from Trim being a short hop up the road. Course specialists are a thing in racing, and this looks like one.

Recent form paints a picture of a horse at the top of its game right now. Looking at the last six races, Ragmans Corner has won 2 of them, including a victory at Killarney as recently as two weeks ago. The run before that was a second-place finish, and before that a fourth — so aside from one poor run midway through that sequence, this horse has been placing or winning consistently. It is currently racing in fine fettle. First winning at Galway back in October 2024, Ragmans Corner has taken time to find its best level, but at seven years old it has clearly arrived there. The horse raced just yesterday, which underlines how active and robust it currently is — this is a horse very much in the thick of things.