Dani Donadoni

Trained by Willie Mullins out of Muine Bheag in Co Carlow, Dani Donadoni carries the silks of arguably the most powerful yard in jump racing. Mullins has sent out 220 winners already this season — that is not a typo — and the sheer volume and quality of horses running through that operation means any horse that earns its place on the team is worth paying attention to. Getting a run for this stable is one thing; getting results is another, and Dani Donadoni has delivered both.

The horse opened its winning account at Limerick on 1 April 2025, and returned to winning ways at the same track on 22 March 2026 — six weeks ago. That second Limerick victory is the most recent win on the card, and with Dani Donadoni having raced just yesterday, this is clearly a horse in the middle of an active campaign rather than one being kept fresh for a single target. The recent form reading 1-5-2-4-1 tells a story of a horse that does not always hit the heights but keeps bouncing back — the two wins bookending a mixed middle spell suggests it can produce its best when conditions align.

Two wins at the same venue is a small but meaningful detail. Horses, like people, can have places they simply run well, and Limerick is shaping up as somewhere Dani Donadoni feels at home. Whether that is the track layout, the ground, or simply coincidence is hard to say at this stage — but it is worth noting if Limerick appears on the schedule again.