Kool One

The most striking detail is what Kool One does at Navan. Two wins from just 3 races at the track amounts to a two-in-three success rate, which is the kind of number that makes trainers look for excuses to keep going back. The horse clearly loves the place — something about the track, the ground, the layout suits it — and Maxwell's team have been smart enough to take advantage. The most recent of those Navan wins came just this week on 25 April 2026, meaning Kool One is in form right now and racing with confidence.

Dig into the conditions and a clearer picture emerges. On normal ground, Kool One has won 2 from 5 races, a 40% win rate that is exceptional by any standard. Stretch the trip out to between a mile and six furlongs and two miles, and the record reads 3 wins from 9 races — a third of all races at that distance ending in victory. This is a horse that wants to gallop and wants the ground beneath its feet to be fair. Give it both, and it becomes a serious proposition.

The one puzzle in the file is the partnership with jockey Mr I Ryan. Together they have contested 7 races without a single win, which stands in sharp contrast to what Koll One achieves overall. That is not necessarily anyone's fault — horses and riders do not always click — but it is a curious pattern worth noting given how well the horse performs in other combinations.

Maxwell's yard has sent out 6 winners this season, and with recent form showing a win followed by a fifth just days ago, Kool One looks like one of the sharper tools in that operation. A horse that wins 1 in 5 overall but closer to 1 in 3 when conditions suit it, racing at a track where it has won twice in three attempts — that is not a coincidence. That is a horse that knows what it is doing.