Take Charge Star

The one win came at Gowran Park on 2 September 2025, and what makes it more than just a tick in the box is the recent form surrounding it. Reading the last four results in order — third, first, sixth, second — you can see a horse that bounced back sharply after its worst run to land the win, then followed it up with a placed effort. The sixth-place finish is the only time Take Charge Star has been beaten out of the frame, which makes it the exception rather than the rule.

Behind the horse is JP Murtagh's yard, based in Co Kildare, which has been in exceptional form this season — 56 winners sent out is a serious number, and it tells you this is not a quiet backwater operation but a team that knows how to get horses ready to perform. Having a three-year-old with a 25% win rate — one win from every four races — sitting in a yard firing at that level is an encouraging place to be. Murtagh's team clearly have time and belief in this horse.

Take Charge Star raced just seven days ago and is very much an active, in-form runner right now. At three years old, the upward curve is still very much a possibility — horses at this age are still developing, still finding their best, and a horse that already places as reliably as this one has a foundation to build on. Whether it can add to that single win at Gowran Park and start climbing into better races is the question worth watching.