Ballycashin

Two wins from 10 races at Clonmel makes it the place Ballycashin simply runs best. That might sound unremarkable until you consider how rarely horses find a single track that suits them so consistently — most horses just turn up and run wherever the calendar takes them. Something about Clonmel brings out the best in this horse, and Anthony Mullins, who trains Ballycashin from his yard in Gowran, Co Kilkenny, has clearly taken notice. The most recent of those Clonmel wins came in October 2025, which means Ballycashin arrived at that race in good nick and delivered. Mullins has sent out 9 winners already this season, so this is a yard in form.

The regular partnership in the saddle is Danny Mullins, who has ridden Ballycashin in 14 of those 34 races — winning once together, a rate of roughly 1 in every 14 rides. It is not a partnership drowning in victories, but longevity in these arrangements usually means something: the horse is manageable, consistent enough to keep running, and trusted to do a job on the right day.

Recent form reads as a win, then a third, a seventh, and a fall or unseated — which in racing shorthand means the last six runs have been a mixed bag. But that win just seven months ago at Clonmel is the detail worth holding onto. Ballycashin raced just one day ago, meaning this is a horse currently active and being pointed at opportunities. A first career win came back in October 2022 at Wexford, so the horse has been grinding away at this game for years without being a star — but stars are rarer than horses that know their best track and show up for it. When Clonmel comes round again, Ballycashin is worth a second look.