Unterberg

Trained by Laura Hourigan out of Patrickswell in County Limerick, Unterberg has built a career record of 7 wins and 10 places from 32 races — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 4 or 5 outings. Hourigan's yard has sent out 6 winners this season alone, and Unterberg has clearly been at the heart of that. The horse's most recent win came at Dundalk on 20 March 2026, just four months ago, and with a race as recently as yesterday, this is very much an active campaign.

The partnership with jockey Rory Mulligan is worth paying attention to too. In 7 races together they have won 3, which works out at winning roughly 43% of the time — nearly every other race. That is an exceptional connection between a rider and a horse, and when you see Mulligan booked for Unterberg at Dundalk, you understand why people take notice.

Distance matters with this horse as well. At longer trips — between a mile and six furlongs and two miles — Unterberg has won 4 from 7 races, a 57% win rate that suggests the horse genuinely relishes being asked to gallop and stay. Add to that a preference for normal ground conditions, where it has won 6 of 12 races, and the formula becomes clear: Dundalk, a decent trip, standard ground, Rory Mulligan in the saddle.

Recent form backs all of this up. Three wins from the last six races — the most recent three finishing positions reading 1-1-1 before a dip — tells you this horse hit a purple patch and has only just come out the other side of it. First winner's enclosure moment came at Dundalk in December 2023, and since then it has gone from promising to genuinely formidable on its best days.