Ill Raise A Glass

The career started to take shape at Cork in March 2025, a track practically on the doorstep of home. Martin Paul Fitzgerald trains out of Killeagh in Co Cork, so that first win had the feel of a horse running on familiar ground in every sense. Fitzgerald's yard has sent out 4 winners this season — a small but productive operation — and Ill Raise A Glass has been one of its more reliable contributors.

The second win came at Punchestown in January 2026, which is worth noting. Punchestown is one of Ireland's most prestigious racing venues, and winning there — even outside of festival week — means something. That was four months ago, and the horse raced again just yesterday, so this is a horse that is fit, active, and clearly being kept busy by a team that believes there is more to come.

What the profile adds up to is a horse that has found its level and is competing honestly within it. Two wins and three places from nine races tells you this is not a world-beater, but it is a horse worth following — the kind that earns its place in a race and tends to be there or thereabouts at the finish. With a yard in form and a horse that clearly stays sound and keeps running, Ill Raise A Glass looks like one to keep an eye on.