Holy See
There's a horse hitting form at exactly the right moment. Holy See is a 5-year-old with a career record of 2 wins, 5 places, and 10 races in total — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 5 outings — but those raw numbers don't tell the most interesting part of the story. Both of those wins have come in the last six races, and the recent run of form reads 1-3-1-4-6-3, which is the kind of sequence that suggests a horse that has found its rhythm and is genuinely competing at the top end of its races more often than not.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
50%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The first win came at Limerick on 29 December 2025, which is a notable time to be peaking — midwinter racing in Ireland is competitive, and getting off the mark there is a decent benchmark. But the more eye-catching result is the most recent one: a win at Gowran Park just this week, on 9 April 2026. Holy See raced just one day ago, which means this horse is bang in form and racing regularly, two things that tend to go together when things are going well.
Behind the horse is the County Dublin yard of William Durkan, based in Sandyford. Durkan's team has sent out 13 winners already this season, which tells you this is an operation in good health. A trainer who is finding the winner's enclosure that consistently tends to know exactly where and when to place each horse, and Holy See's two recent wins suggest Durkan has figured out what suits this one. With a second win on the board just days ago and clearly no plans to rest on the result, it will be worth keeping an eye on where Holy See turns up next.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
9 Apr
🏆 Won
Gowran Park
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 9 runners
26 Jan
3rd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 6 runners
29 Dec
🏆 Won
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 8 runners
20 Nov
4th
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 20 runners
21 Apr
6th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 7 runners
11 Apr
3rd
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
11 Mar
DNF
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 22 runners
8 Feb
4th
Naas
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 7 runners
26 Jan
2nd
Naas
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 19 runners
26 Dec
4th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
29 Dec |
50% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
8 Feb |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
9 Apr |
100% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
26 Jan |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
11 Apr |
0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Mar |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
20 Nov |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Apr |
0% |