Sunriseontheboyne

The overall career picture — 6 wins and 9 places from 34 races — tells you this is a horse that competes consistently without dominating. Those 9 placed finishes matter too; they are the near-misses that show it keeps trying even when the win does not come. The sweet spot is a trip of one mile one furlong to one mile two furlongs, where it has won 4 times from 12 races, roughly 1 in 3. Put it on normal ground at that distance and it is at its most dangerous. Wet or fast conditions seem to take something away from it.

The partnership with jockey Wesley Joyce is genuinely striking. In 18 races together, Joyce has ridden it to all 6 of its career wins — a win rate of 33%, or 1 in every 3 rides. That is a remarkable number for any jockey-horse combination, and it suggests the two have developed a real understanding. When you see Joyce's name in the saddle, you take notice.

The training operation behind all this is Ben Haslam's yard at Middleham Moor in North Yorkshire, which has sent out 35 winners already this season. That is a busy, functioning yard, and Sunriseontheboyne is clearly one of its better performers. The last win came at Listowel in September 2025 — eight months ago now — and the recent form figures of 7-12-6-12-8-9 show a horse that has not threatened the front since. The current run of six races without a win is the longest blank spell of its career. But it raced just yesterday, it is only four years old, and horses with a Dundalk record like this tend to find their way back to the winner's enclosure eventually.