Trishuli River

On fast, dry ground across all tracks, Trishuli River wins roughly one in every five races, which is a decent win rate but only when conditions are right. Away from those favourable surfaces or away from Dundalk, she becomes considerably less effective. Her last six outings tell the story of a horse in a difficult spell: eleventh, eleventh, sixth, eleventh, eighth, and fourteenth — results that show she has not finished in the top three in half a year. The trainer Shane Crawley has managed modest success this season with just two winners from his yard, and Trishuli River has not been among them.

One bright spot is his partnership with jockey Wayne Hassett, who has ridden him twice and won on both occasions — a 100% win rate across just a handful of rides. That suggests a natural fit, though opportunities to reunite them have been limited. At six years old and still racing just a day ago, Trishuli River remains an active competitor, but without a win in the last half-year, she appears to be going through the toughest patch of her career. The path back to the winner's enclosure likely runs through Dundalk and the right ground conditions.