Genealogy

That one win came at Punchestown in September 2024, and it was a proper performance. Drawn badly, he was steered to victory by a jockey who had to work for every inch of it, which impressed the team enough that they were soon talking about the Eyrefield Stakes and even a trip to France for the Criterium de Saint-Cloud — elite-level races that you do not mention lightly. The fact that those conversations were happening after a horse's first career win tells you something about the ceiling they believed he had.

His best distance is somewhere between a mile and a mile and a quarter, and over those trips he has won 1 from 3 — a 33% win rate that stands well clear of his overall record and points clearly to where his future lies. Hogan's team also believe he could handle longer trips in time, which opens up more options as he matures.

The current form line reads 10-5-2-8-8-8 — a string of disappointing finishes, with the sole bright spot a runner-up placing mixed in. He has not won in his last 6 races, and it has now been 20 months since that Punchestown victory. That is a long time to wait, and patience is being tested. But Hogan's yard has been in excellent shape this season, sending out 56 winners, and Genealogy was last seen racing just yesterday — so whatever comes next is very close. For a horse his the yard have talked about in the same breath as French Group races, the question is whether he can find that Punchestown form again, or whether the early promise has quietly faded.