The sole win came at Punchestown on New Year's Eve 2024, and that remains the high point of a career that has since gone quiet. The last six races have brought finishes of eighth, fifth, seventh, fourteenth, tenth, and seventh — a sequence that tells a story of a horse finding things tough rather than building momentum. At five years old, there is still time to turn things around, but 15 months without a win is a long stretch, and nothing in the recent form suggests a breakthrough is imminent.
What works in Sainte Lucie's favour is who is doing the training. W P Mullins — Willie Mullins — is simply the most powerful jumping trainer in Ireland, and his yard at Muine Bheag in County Carlow has sent out 233 winners already this season alone. That is not a figure you arrive at by accident. When a trainer of that calibre keeps a horse in training, it usually means they see something worth persevering with. Horses do not stay in yards like that purely out of sentiment.
Whether Sainte Lucie can repay that faith is the open question. The form line right now is hard to dress up — 1 win from 8 races, roughly a 1-in-8 success rate, and a run of six consecutive races without troubling the judge. But racing has a way of surprising people, and a horse trained by one of the sport's great yards rarely stays lost for long.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 1 Feb | 0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 13 Mar | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 3 May | 50% |