The Captain's Word
The Captain's Word broke through in style at Gowran Park this week, securing a debut win on 2 October after just a single previous race. The 5-year-old, trained by Henry de Bromhead at Knockeen, has now run twice and won once, backing up that breakthrough victory with a third-place finish in the most recent outing a day ago. It is the kind of early form that suggests something to keep an eye on — a horse that learned quickly from its first attempt and was sharp enough to finish ahead of most of the field on debut.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Edward M Walsh & Tadhg O'Sullivan & Lord Waterford & Richard Ames
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
De Bromhead's yard has been prolific this season, with 110 winners already sent out, so The Captain's Word is entering a training operation in excellent form. The horse's current win rate of one in every two races is small-sample territory, but the fact that it has also picked up a place finish shows consistency beyond just the one good day. Whether it can maintain that momentum will depend on the races it is entered for next, but a debut winner that goes on to place second time out has at least demonstrated it can handle a race day.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Oct
🏆 Won
1
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 22 runners
2 May
3rd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 21 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 |
|---|
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
2 Oct |
100% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
2 May |
0% |