His first win came at Sligo in September 2022, and it was clearly a long time coming. The trainer at the time, Gavin Cromwell, said afterwards that Broken Ice had been "banging on the door" — that rare phrase trainers use when a horse has been good enough to win for a while but kept just missing out. Cromwell also flagged that he stays well over distance and might actually prefer wet, muddy ground, which is a useful trait in the Irish winter.
His most recent win came at Perth in August 2025, and his current form makes for interesting reading: his last six runs show a win, followed by three consecutive fourth-place finishes, then a blank, and a result still to be updated from just yesterday. That cluster of fourths is the Broken Ice signature — close enough to matter, not quite close enough to win. The regular partnership with jockey Keith Donoghue has produced 1 win from 12 races together, roughly 1 in 12, which mirrors the horse's overall pattern of honest rather than spectacular.
What gives this profile a forward-looking edge is the yard behind him. John C McConnell's team at Stamullen has sent out 38 winners this season, which is a stable in genuinely good form. A horse with Broken Ice's consistency — placing in such a high proportion of his races — is exactly the kind of animal that benefits when everything around him is clicking. He has raced just yesterday and is clearly still active and still wanted. At 10, he is not a young horse, but he is a proven one, and in the right conditions on a good day, he has already shown he knows exactly what the winning post is for.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo Sharp |
8 | 1 win, 2 seconds, 5 other | 1 Oct | 12.5% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 2 May | 0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 21 Apr | 0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 25 Jul | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 24 Nov | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 23 May | 0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 8 Jul | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 29 Dec | 0% |
| Sedgefield Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 4 Sep | 0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 14 Apr | 0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 23 Sep | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 7 Nov | 0% |
| Perth Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 16 Aug | 100% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 3 Mar | 0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 15 May | 0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 7 Aug | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 12 Nov | 0% |
| Cartmel Tight |
1 | 1 other | 2 Jul | 0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 22 Jul | 0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 25 Feb | 0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 13 Oct | 0% |