Soaring Sun
Soaring Sun is a five-year-old that has tasted success only once in an eleven-race career, winning at Dundalk back in January and picking up three places since then. The horse holds a win rate of roughly 1 in every 11 races, though there are glimpses of something better when the track and distance align. Over the longer trips—anywhere from a mile and six furlongs to two miles—Soaring Sun has won 1 of 6 races, a 17 percent win rate that suggests the horse is noticeably more comfortable when asked to settle into a rhythm over stamina-testing ground. That single win remains the highlight of the career to date, achieved eight months ago.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Clancys Bar Horse Racing Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Alan Persse has been Soaring Sun's regular rider, but the partnership has struggled to produce results; the jockey is yet to post a winner aboard the horse across five attempts. Trainer Patrick J Flynn, based near Carrick-On-Suir in County Waterford, sent out eight winners from the yard this season, so there is clearly quality in the operation. Recent form offers mixed signals. In the last six races—raced in reverse chronological order—Soaring Sun has finished 14th, then 3rd, 8th, 7th, 1st, and 3rd again. That opening 3rd place finish came just a day ago, meaning the horse remains actively campaigned and in work. For a horse with only one win on the board, consistency is the real story here: five places from eleven outings is respectable, and suggests a horse that belongs in mid-tier company but has yet to find the winning formula a second time.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 17% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
21 Sep
14th
Listowel
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 18 runners
8 Sep
3rd
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 16 runners
7 Jul
8th
Tramore
1m6f – 2m · Good · 11 runners
15 May
7th
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Good · 10 runners
13 Jan
🏆 Won
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 9 runners
17 Dec
3rd
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 runners
5 Dec
2nd
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 10 runners
14 Nov
3rd
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 11 runners
2 Nov
11th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 24 runners
11 Oct
5th
Naas
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 17 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
4 |
1 win, 1 second, 2 thirds |
13 Jan |
25% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 third |
8 Sep |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Oct |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
21 Sep |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 May |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Sep |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Nov |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
7 Jul |
0% |