Eagle Fang

Trained by William Durkan out of Sandyford in County Dublin, the horse is part of a yard that has been in good form this season, sending out 13 winners. Durkan clearly knows how to place his horses well, and Eagle Fang is a good example of that — competitive enough to run at the top level, but winning its races at tracks like Naas and Thurles where the competition suits it better. That first career win came at Naas in February 2024, and the most recent came at Thurles in November 2025, showing the horse has maintained its ability well into its sixth year.

Oakley Brown is the jockey most associated with Eagle Fang, having ridden it in 5 of its 19 races and winning 1 of them — a win rate of 20%, or roughly 1 in every 5 rides together, which is actually above the horse's overall career average of around 1 in 6. That's a decent partnership, even if they haven't set the world alight together.

What makes Eagle Fang interesting right now is its recent form. The last six runs read: a run with no finishing position recorded, then a win, then fifth, then seventh, then two seconds. Read that in chronological order and it tells a story of a horse that won in November, then faded a little, then came roaring back to finish second twice in its most recent outings. It raced just yesterday, which means it is right in the thick of a busy campaign. Whether Durkan can find the right spot to turn those two recent seconds into a fourth career win is the question — but on this evidence, Eagle Fang is a horse worth watching closely.