Church Mountain

The horse is particularly comfortable on normal ground conditions — 4 wins from 22 races on a standard surface, meaning it wins roughly 1 in every 5 or 6 races when conditions suit. That 18% win rate is markedly better than its overall record, which tells you the team clearly targets those days carefully. It also has a sweet spot for distances around 1 mile 3 furlongs to 1 mile 4 furlongs, winning 3 of 17 races at those trips — again, that same 1-in-6 ratio. Hogan's operation has sent out 56 winners this season alone, so this is a yard that knows what it's doing, and Church Mountain fits neatly into that pattern of placing horses where they can win.

The most eye-catching number, though, is Limerick: 2 wins from just 5 races there. That's winning 2 in every 5 visits to the same track, which is a remarkable hit rate for a horse of this profile. It's where the career began, too — first winning there on 11 June 2022 — and some horses simply take to a particular track's bends and ground like a local playing a home fixture. Church Mountain appears to be one of them.

J M Sheridan has been the regular jockey for much of the journey, partnering the horse 32 times and winning on 4 of those occasions — roughly 1 in every 8 rides together. The most recent win came at Dundalk on 23 January 2026, around 4 months ago. Since then, 6 races without a win, though a second place and a fourth in recent outings suggest the horse is running honestly enough. It raced just one day ago, so it is clearly being kept busy. Whether another win is around the corner probably depends on finding the right day, the right ground, and — ideally — a trip to Limerick.