State Pension
State Pension is enjoying a hot streak at exactly the right time. The six-year-old has won twice in its last six races—including a victory at Fairyhouse just this week—and now sits on a career record of 2 wins and 5 places from 6 races overall. That is a 33% win rate, or roughly 1 win in every 3 races, which puts it among the more reliable performers in its yard.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse has found its sweet spot at longer distances. Over races of two miles or more, State Pension has won 2 of 4 attempts—a 50% win rate at that trip that suggests the extra ground plays to its strengths. Its most recent form has been particularly encouraging: a win, a third place, then a fifth, followed by another third and another win before this week's success at Fairyhouse. That pattern of mixing victories with solid placings shows a horse that is competitive and racing well.
Trained by David Harry Kelly at Rathvin in County Tipperary, State Pension is part of a yard that has sent out 13 winners already this season. The fact that the horse won its first career race at Tipperary in October 2025 and has now returned to that same county to record its most recent victory suggests the horse knows how to handle Irish conditions. At six years old and still active, State Pension remains a genuine force at the distances it prefers.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by Long Distance (2m+) distances: 50% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Oct
🏆 Won
1%
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
19 Sep
3rd
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Good · 19 runners
6 Apr
5th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 13 runners
22 Feb
3rd
Naas
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 6 runners
6 Oct
🏆 Won
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 6 runners
21 Sep
2nd
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 11 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 |
|---|
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
5 Oct |
50% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
6 Oct |
100% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
21 Sep |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
19 Sep |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
22 Feb |
0% |