Heavenly Power

The most telling stat is on wet ground. On soft or muddy surfaces, Heavenly Power has won 2 from 6 races, a win rate of 33% — or roughly 1 in every 3. For context, the overall career win rate is 1 in 8. When the rain arrives and the ground gets heavy, this is a different horse entirely. That kind of surface-specific improvement is exactly what experienced punters look for, because it means the horse's best days are tied to conditions rather than form alone.

Trained by Edward Lynam out of Dunshaughlin in Co Meath — a yard that has sent out 6 winners already this season — Heavenly Power first broke its duck at The Curragh back in October 2022, and the most recent win came at Naas in October 2024, now 19 months ago. The current run without a win stretches to 6 races, and the latest form figures — 8, a non-runner, 7, 9, 2, 11 — tell the story of a horse that found the frame recently with that second-placed finish but has otherwise been making up the numbers. The fact it raced just yesterday confirms this is very much an active campaign.

James Ryan is the most regular partner, though the two have won together just once from 9 races together — a win rate of 11%, or roughly 1 in 9. That is below even the horse's overall average, which raises a quiet question about whether the partnership has fully clicked. Still, familiarity between horse and rider counts for something, and Ryan clearly knows this one well by now.

At eight years old and 19 months since its last victory, Heavenly Power is not the kind of horse you build a betting strategy around — but dismiss it entirely on a wet autumn afternoon at Naas and you might just be making a mistake.