Hercule Du Seuil

The partnership with jockey Mark Walsh tells its own story. In 11 races together, Walsh has steered him to 7 wins — that's 64%, or nearly 2 wins from every 3 times they've teamed up. That kind of consistency between horse and rider doesn't happen by accident; it suggests Walsh has figured out exactly how this horse wants to be ridden. The trainer, Neil Mulholland, based at Limpley Stoke in Wiltshire, has had a busy season — 60 winners from his yard already — and Hercule Du Seuil has been one of the building blocks of that success.

One thing that stands out is his record on slightly soft, wet ground: 3 wins from just 4 races in those conditions, a 75% win rate. That's about as reliable as it gets in horse racing. When rain has softened the track, this horse has delivered. It's the kind of stat that makes a difference when you're scanning the weather forecast the morning of a race.

His most recent win came at Killarney back in May 2025 — roughly 12 months ago now — and his last six runs have produced nothing better than a fifth-place finish. That might sound like a horse on the slide, but Mulholland clearly still believes. He's noted that Hercule Du Seuil has form at Navan and has been pointing him towards the Fortria Chase there, suggesting the team sees at least one more big performance left in him. Post-race comments after Punchestown painted a picture of a horse who jumped well under pressure and responded when Walsh needed him to — not the profile of a horse who has stopped trying, just one waiting for things to click again.

He raced just one day ago, which means whatever comes next is imminent. At nine, with 23 races behind him and a trainer who still sounds excited about what's possible, Hercule Du Seuil feels like a horse with unfinished business.