The partnership with jockey Sean Flanagan has been the most regular combination, but it has yet to click in the winner's enclosure — seven races together, no wins. That is not necessarily a damning statistic, because a horse that only wins once every 16 runs will leave most jockeys waiting a long time regardless, but it does underline that this is not a pairing built on shared glory just yet.
Trainer David M O'Brien operates out of Piltown in County Kilkenny, a quiet corner of Ireland not known for producing headlines. The yard has sent out just one winner this season, which puts Mic Drop's own struggles in context — this is a small operation, and results have been hard to come by all round. That said, Mic Drop raced just yesterday, which at least shows the horse is fit, sound, and still in active training. There is something to be said for a horse that keeps turning up.
The one moment worth holding onto is that Clonmel win. Every horse in training is chasing a repeat of its best day, and for Mic Drop, that best day happened at a track in Tipperary on a November afternoon. Whether it can find its way back to that form is the question the team at Piltown are still trying to answer.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonmel Sharp |
3 | 1 win, 2 other | 14 Apr | 33.3% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 22 Nov | 0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 22 Nov | 0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 14 Aug | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 21 May | 100% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 5 May | 0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 5 Feb | 0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 29 May | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 13 Dec | 0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 19 Sep | 0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 | 1 other | 5 Sep | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 12 Apr | 0% |