The horse last tasted victory at Listowel on 26 September 2024, but that was 18 months ago now, and the absence of a win in its last 6 races suggests form has been patchy. Its most recent outing came 55 days ago, so it is returning from a short break. In that last half-dozen runs, the pattern has been unforgiving: two top-3 finishes, a fifth place, and three blanks. It is the kind of sequence that tests a trainer's patience.
Yeats Star is trained by Gordon Elliott at Longwood in Co Meath — a yard sending out winners at a serious rate this season, with 209 winners already recorded. Jack Kennedy has partnered the horse more than once and has a decent record aboard it, winning 2 of 7 races together (29%), which is well above its career average. The horse has been tried at Class 2 level, the top tier of its racing, but has not found the breakthrough there — 0 wins from 3 attempts. That suggests it is at its best in slightly lower company, where the wet ground and a sympathetic ride from Kennedy might yet produce another winning opportunity.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown Galloping |
4 | 2 thirds, 2 other | 2 Feb | 0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
2 | 1 win, 1 third | 6 Oct | 50% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 1 May | 50% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 26 Oct | 0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 26 Sep | 100% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 1 May | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 9 Apr | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 28 Aug | 0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 | 1 other | 16 May | 0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 | 1 other | 8 Sep | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 19 Oct | 0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 15 Aug | 0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 1 Sep | 0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 25 Sep | 0% |
| Perth Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 24 Sep | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 6 Dec | 0% |