Go Athletico

Its last victory came at The Curragh on 19 July 2025, now thirteen months in the past. Before that lay an earlier win at the same track and a breakthrough success at Cork in June 2023. Cork and The Curragh clearly suit the horse better than most venues, but it has not been able to replicate that success anywhere recently. The regular partnership with jockey Adam Caffrey has yielded nothing — eight rides together, no wins — which may explain why it sees different silks from time to time. Adrian McGuinness, the trainer based at Lusk in County Dublin, has had a productive season overall, saddling forty-five winners, but Go Athletico is not among his current earners. At this stage, the horse is a hard-luck case: not bad enough to be cast aside, not good enough to inspire confidence. It turns up, runs its race, and heads home empty-handed. The gaps between wins are growing longer.