There are some small signs of context worth noting. Last year, Slevin's yard was winning at a rate of around 2 in every 100 races — modest, but at least something was getting over the line. This season, that has dropped to nothing at all. Fifty-six runners sent out, fifty-six times coming home without the prize.
The yard's most-used jockey over this period has been Paddy Cleary, who has partnered Slevin's horses on 14 occasions without a win between them. Similarly, the horse Mehmar has run nine times for the yard and is yet to find the winner's circle. Nine races is a meaningful sample — enough to suggest this particular combination simply hasn't clicked yet.
Four years in, training racehorses remains one of the hardest jobs in sport. Small yards operate on tight margins, and turning runners into winners requires everything to align: the right horse, the right race, the right day. Slevin is still in the game, which counts for something, but the next winner — whenever it comes — will feel well overdue.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| Fairyhouse | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Naas | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Kilbeggan | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Down Royal | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Bellewstown | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| The Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% |