Genchev

The breakthrough win came at Navan on 16 May 2026, and it arrived in style — this was just days ago, making Genchev one of the freshest winners in training right now. Navan is a fair, galloping track in County Meath that tends to suit horses with a bit of engine and a willing attitude, and Genchev clearly took to it. Winning your first race is always a moment, but doing it at a track with a proper reputation for producing genuine performers gives it extra weight.

Behind that win sits a team with serious firepower. Genchev is trained by G M Lyons, based at Dunsany in County Meath, and the yard has sent out 49 winners already this season. That is not a yard ticking along — that is an operation firing on all cylinders, and horses trained there tend to be well placed and well prepared when they run. For a young horse like Genchev to be picking up wins inside such a setup suggests the team believe there is something worth nurturing here.

The recent form string — a win, a second, a fourth, a fifth, and a third — tells an interesting story when you read it in reverse. The horse started out placing, dipped slightly in the middle, then came back to find the winning thread. That kind of progression in a three-year-old, who is still learning and developing with every run, is genuinely encouraging. The best of Genchev may be some way ahead.