Goldrush Kid

That Curragh win came over a mile and one to a mile and two furlongs, which remains the distance range where Goldrush Kid looks most at home. In 8 races at those distances, the horse has won once — a 12% win rate, or roughly 1 in 8 — which might not sound thrilling, but it's markedly better than what the overall record suggests. Trainer Patrick Magee, based in Shercock, Co Cavan, will know exactly where to aim if another win is to come.

Jack Kearney has been in the saddle most often, partnering Goldrush Kid in 8 of those 28 races for that single win together — the same 1-in-8 figure that mirrors the horse's best distance record. Magee's yard has sent out 8 winners this season, so the operation is clearly capable of getting horses to the line first. The question is whether Goldrush Kid can add to its tally: it hasn't won in 13 months, and the last six runs — finishing fifth at best and as far back as tenth — make for sobering reading. Racing just yesterday keeps it current, but the form figures of 5, 8, 10, 8, and 10 tell a story of a horse that is competing without threatening.

For now, Goldrush Kid is the kind of horse that keeps its the yard hopeful without ever quite delivering on that hope — the sort that earns a place in the heart more than the record books.