Jeroboam Machin

The journey started at Fairyhouse in November 2023, where the horse broke its duck on debut and gave the Mullins yard its first look at what they had on their hands. That win was followed up at Leopardstown in February 2024 — a sharper, more demanding track — which suggested the Fairyhouse success was no fluke. Leopardstown draws a higher standard of horse, and winning there adds genuine weight to a career record.

The most recent run produced an eighth-place finish, which might look like a blip on paper, but with only three races to the horse's name, every single result carries enormous significance. Jeroboam Machin raced just yesterday, so whatever conclusions the team at Mullins's yard drew from that run, they are fresh in the mind. The horse is clearly in active campaign mode.

Emmet Mullins is worth a mention here. His yard has sent out 31 winners already this season, which is the kind of output that marks out a trainer operating at genuine pace. When a yard is firing at that rate, horses in the string tend to be fit, placed well, and managed carefully. Jeroboam Machin sits in capable hands.

At seven years old, this horse is entering the stage of its career where experience starts to count. The early record is the foundation — two wins, two places, and only one run that didn't pay off. That's a remarkably clean slate. The question now is whether Jeroboam Machin can pick up where Leopardstown left off, over 26 months ago, and remind everyone why those first two wins turned so many heads.