Vanir
Vanir is a three-year-old horse building genuine momentum at exactly the right time of year. The horse has won 2 of its last 6 races — including a victory just this week at Naas on 11 October — and is currently in active form with a race only a day ago. Across seven career races, Vanir has won twice and finished in the places five times, giving it a win rate of roughly 1 in every 3 or 4 races, which is a solid win rate for a horse still learning its trade at this level.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Newtown Anner Stud Farm Ltd
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What makes Vanir interesting is the pattern in recent form. After taking victory at Fairyhouse in early July, the horse showed it could deliver again when it mattered most, with a win at Naas last week. The consistency around that — finishing second, third, or second again in the runs between wins — suggests a horse that is reliably competitive rather than a one-off winner. Trainer J. P. Murtagh, based at Coolaghknock Glebe in County Kildare, has built a yard in strong form this season with 53 winners already. Vanir's activity suggests the trainer is testing this horse regularly and believes there is more to come from it before the season ends.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Likes
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
11 Oct
🏆 Won
Naas
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 11 runners
28 Sep
2nd
Down Royal
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
22 Aug
8th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Good · 12 runners
18 Jul
3rd
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
1 Jul
🏆 Won
Fairyhouse
1m6f – 2m · Good · 13 runners
12 Jun
2nd
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 15 runners
23 May
8th
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 17 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 |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
11 Oct |
100% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
1 Jul |
100% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
28 Sep |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
12 Jun |
0% |