The First Turn
There is a sharp contrast sitting at the heart of The First Turn's record: one win from six races, but that win came at Thurles back in October 2025, and eight months on, the horse is still out there trying to add to it. At roughly 1 in every 6 races, the win rate is modest, but context matters — two placed finishes from those six runs suggest a horse that is competitive more often than the bare numbers imply.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Daniel Boland/Brendan Boland/Tom Conway/Claire Hartnett
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by S Curling out of Cashel in County Tipperary, The First Turn operates within a yard that has been in decent form this season, sending out 14 winners. That kind of output signals a trainer who knows what they are doing, and having a horse still active the day after its latest race suggests the team is keeping things ticking along with purpose.
The recent form figures — 7, 4, and a couple of blanks mixed in with a pair of 7s before that October win — paint a picture of a five-year-old that has not quite recaptured the spark of that Thurles breakthrough. The question now is whether that first win was a sign of things to come or a high point that has so far proved hard to repeat.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Jul
7th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
6 Jun
4th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
29 Apr
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 15 runners
10 Apr
7th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
29 Dec
7th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
30 Oct
🏆 Won
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 10 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 |
|---|
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
6 Jun |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
30 Oct |
100% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Dec |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Jul |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
10 Apr |
0% |