Adel

That first win came just this week, on 18 May 2026 at Roscommon, and it is worth pausing on that for a moment. Adel had been finishing sixth and seventh in the two runs before the win, so this was not a horse in the kind of form that makes punters confident. The three placed efforts in the mix suggest there was always ability there, but converting it into a win clearly took some patience. Getting it done at Roscommon — and doing it this recently — means Adel heads into whatever comes next with fresh confidence and momentum, which matters enormously for a young horse still developing.

The trainer is M D O'Callaghan, based at one of the most famous addresses in Irish racing — The Curragh in Co. Kildare. The yard has sent out 21 winners already this season, which tells you this is not a quiet operation. Adel is one small part of a busy, functioning stable, but the fact the team has found the right race and the right conditions to get this horse winning is exactly the kind of thing a good yard does well. A win rate of roughly 1 in every 6 races across the career so far is modest, but for a three-year-old still finding their feet, the more interesting number is what happens from here.