Duke Silver

His last visit to the winner's enclosure came eight months ago at Leopardstown on 28 December 2025, a win that now feels like a distant memory. Since then, he has raced six times without getting back to the front, most recently running 13th just a day ago. The form line reads like a losing streak punctuated by occasional placed efforts—a 13th, then a gap, then a third, before 12th, 6th, and 7th. That latest 13th suggests he is struggling to find his feet at present. For a horse that has only tasted success three times in his career, a drought of this length is significant. It raises questions about whether he is still able to win races at his current level or whether age and racing have taken their toll.

Joseph Patrick O'Brien, training from Owning Hill in Co Kilkenny, has sent out 160 winners this season—a yard clearly doing well overall—but Duke Silver has not been among the recent beneficiaries of that success. The partnership with regular rider J J Slevin has yielded just one win from ten races together, a success rate of 10 percent, which suggests the jockey-horse combination may not be an ideal fit. Without a win since the turn of the year and six consecutive races without victory, Duke Silver's next outing will be crucial. At six years old, he still has racing years ahead, but the current form makes it increasingly hard to find him genuine winning opportunities. He remains active and in the mix, but he needs to rediscover the form that brought that December win at Leopardstown.