The horse does its best work over the shorter trips, between five furlongs and six and a half furlongs, where it has run 16 of its 28 races and picked up that solitary win. Over those distances it has won 1 from 16, which is a modest 6%, but the fact that the trainer keeps returning to that range suggests it is where Irish Rumour is most comfortable.
Dylan Browne McMonagle, one of Ireland's sharper young jockeys, has partnered the horse seven times and produced that one win between them — a 14% win rate together, or roughly 1 win in every 7 rides, which actually compares well against the horse's overall record and hints that the partnership brings out something in it. Trainer Jennifer Anne Lynch has sent out just one winner this season from her yard, so this is a small, modest operation rather than a powerhouse stable, and getting any winner over the line takes real work at that level.
Irish Rumour raced just yesterday, and recent form reading 15-5-2-8-5-3 shows a horse that has been finishing second and third but is also having some difficult days. The second place in that sequence is the one that will interest the team most — proof that the ability is still there, if not quite the finishing kick needed to turn a place into a win. At six years old, with one career win and an active campaign, Irish Rumour is the kind of honest, durable racehorse that fills out a season's programme and keeps a small yard ticking over.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
10 | 3 seconds, 1 third, 6 other | 5 Nov | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
4 | 1 second, 3 other | 16 Aug | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
4 | 1 second, 1 third, 2 other | 23 Jul | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
3 | 1 win, 1 third, 1 other | 7 Jun | 33.3% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 24 Aug | 0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 18 May | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 10 Sep | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 22 Sep | 0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 5 Oct | 0% |