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Champagne Kid

There is something quietly impressive about a horse that wins 3 from 15 races — that is a 20% win rate, or roughly 1 in every 5 races — because it suggests a horse that is competitive rather than lucky, picking its spots and delivering when conditions are right. Champagne Kid is a 7-year-old trained by P E Collins out of Bessbrook in Co Down, a small yard that has sent out 4 winners this season, and this horse has been one of their calling cards.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Brown
Father
Vadamos
Mother
Treacle Noir
Owner
Gary Rushe
Rating
129

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
15
Career races
3
Wins
20%
Win rate
avg ~10%
53.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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The career started to take shape at Listowel in September 2024, when Champagne Kid landed a first win. Listowel is one of Irish racing's most beloved festivals — a proper week-long celebration in County Kerry — so breaking the duck there rather than at a quiet midweek fixture was a decent statement. Since then the horse has kept progressing, and the highlight so far came at Leopardstown on 29 December 2025, a track that carries genuine prestige on the Irish calendar. Winning there around the festive period, when competition sharpens considerably, is not something every horse manages.

What makes recent form interesting is the shape of it. Reading the last six races from most recent backwards — a non-completion, then back-to-back wins, then a third, then sixth — tells a story of a horse that hit a rich vein of form, rattling off 2 wins from 6 recent races, before something interrupted the run. That blank in the sequence is worth watching, but the horse raced just one day ago and remains active, so P E Collins clearly has faith that there is more to come. With 8 places alongside those 3 wins, this is also a horse that rarely runs badly — it finishes in the money more often than not, which any owner will tell you counts for something.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
2 May
9th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
2 Feb
DNF
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 24 runners
29 Dec
🏆 Won
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
23 Nov
🏆 Won
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 14 runners
21 Sep
3rd
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 10 runners
30 Apr
6th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 10 runners
23 Mar
7th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 21 runners
3 Mar
2nd
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
20 Feb
3rd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 21 runners
27 Jan
4th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 6 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Eoghan Finegan Current Jockey
50%
Win rate
2/4
Won / Rode
Patrick M O'Brien
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
Mr T Hamilton
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Mr R James
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
Mr A Harvey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Punchestown
Galloping
6 1 win, 1 third, 4 other 2 May 16.7%
Leopardstown
Galloping
3 1 win, 1 second, 1 other 2 Feb 33.3%
Listowel
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 third 21 Sep 50%
Clonmel
Sharp
2 1 second, 1 other 16 May 0%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 other 23 Mar 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 third 1 Jan 0%