The Rebel County
There's a horse that knows how to make you wait. The Rebel County has raced 17 times in its career and crossed the line first just once — a single win at Tipperary in May 2025 — which works out to a win rate of roughly 1 in every 17 races. That is a tough ledger, but the four placed finishes scattered through those 17 races tell you this is a horse that has been competitive without quite getting the job done.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Three County Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
That Tipperary win was the highlight of the career so far, and at six years old, The Rebel County is in the prime of its racing life. The recent form makes for sobering reading — two fourth-place finishes and a third in the last six completed runs, with a race yesterday adding to the sequence. No win in those six outings, and no obvious sign that another is imminent, but the placings suggest the horse is at least showing up and running its race.
The Rebel County is trained by G Ahern out of Leamlara in County Cork, a small yard that has sent out one winner so far this season. Leamlara sits in the heart of Cork — no coincidence, perhaps, that a horse called The Rebel County (Cork's proud nickname is the Rebel County) is trained right there. It's a neat detail that the horse wears its home county's identity in its name. Whether the horse can add to that solitary win and do justice to the name remains to be seen, but it raced just yesterday, so the campaign is very much alive.
⚡ 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 5 starts (20%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Jul
DNF
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
2 Jul
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
13 Jun
3rd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
30 May
4th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
9 May
4th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 6 runners
16 Apr
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 18 runners
2 Apr
7th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
5 Mar
6th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
18 Jan
DNF
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
30 May
DNF
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 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 |
|---|
| Killarney Sharp |
3 |
3 other |
17 Jul |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
5 Mar |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
2 Jul |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
2 other |
2 Jun |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
8 May |
100% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
13 Jun |
0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 May |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
2 Apr |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Aug |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 May |
0% |