Tassarolo

The training operation behind Tassarolo is worth noting. Denis Gerard Hogan, based at Cloughjordan in County Tipperary, has sent out 58 winners already this season — a genuinely productive yard, and not the sort of place that wastes time running horses in races they cannot win. When a horse from this team keeps showing up in the results, it tends to mean something.

Where Tassarolo really comes alive is over a distance of around a mile and three to a mile and four furlongs. At that trip, it has won 1 from 3 races — a 33% win rate, or roughly 1 in every 3 races — which is a striking number. For context, most horses win far less often than that at their preferred distance, so finding a trip that suits so clearly is a genuine asset. Its first career win came at Clonmel in June 2025, and its most recent at Thurles in October — two Irish tracks that suggest a horse that travels well within the region.

Tassarolo raced just three days ago and is currently active, which tells you the team is keeping this horse busy and in good form. The six-month gap since its last win might raise an eyebrow, but the recent placed efforts suggest it hasn't gone off the boil — it just hasn't quite got its nose in front. At the right distance, on the right day, the evidence says it's capable of doing exactly that.