Both of those wins have come at prestigious Irish venues. The first arrived at Killarney in July 2023, and the second — and most recent — came at Galway in July 2025, one of the most celebrated race meetings in the Irish calendar. Winning at Galway is no small thing; the track draws big crowds and bigger competition, and a horse that can win there has something genuine about it. Those two summer wins, both at high-profile tracks, suggest a horse that saves its best for the occasions that matter.
What makes the current picture a little puzzling is that Genuine Article has not won in its last six races, with finishes reading 4th, 5th, 7th, 2nd, 3rd, and then unplaced in the most recent outing — raced just one day ago. The trend is moving in the wrong direction. Notably, regular jockey Colin Keane has been on board for six of those races without finding the winner's enclosure once together. That partnership has yet to click, which is the kind of statistic that quietly nags at a yard's planning decisions.
Gerard Keane's team at Trim has been in decent form this season, sending out 10 winners, so the support around the horse is solid. Whether Genuine Article can rediscover the kind of conditions and occasion that brought out its best — a summer afternoon, a big Irish track, the right distance — remains the question. The ingredients for a win are clearly there. The horse has done it before, and not in ordinary company. It just needs everything to fall into place again.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
10 | 2 seconds, 1 third, 7 other | 2 Nov | 0% |
| Galway Tight |
5 | 1 win, 2 seconds, 1 third, 1 other | 9 Sep | 20% |
| Naas Galloping |
3 | 1 third, 2 other | 11 Oct | 0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
2 | 1 win, 1 third | 19 Jul | 50% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 26 Dec | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 6 Dec | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 3 May | 0% |