Olympic Man

The overall career record reads two wins and seven places from 18 races — roughly 1 in every 9 races ends in a victory — which is modest on paper. But context matters. Both wins came at Naas, the most recent of them in March 2025, meaning Olympic Man has form at a track it clearly handles and has been winning at a decent level into its ninth year. Seven places from 18 races also tells you this horse is competitive and rarely disgraces itself; it just does not always convert.

The last six runs have produced no wins, and the most recent race was just yesterday, so this is a horse in active campaign. The recent figures — a third, two fifths, and a couple of unplaced runs — suggest it is knocking on the door without quite getting through it. At nine years old, horses can run for several more seasons in the right company, so there is no reason to write off the prospect of a third career win.

Danny Mullins rides when available and has won once from five rides together — 1 in 5, or 20% — which is a solid partnership worth noting. The yard at Stamullen, trained by John C McConnell, has sent out 38 winners this season, so this is not a struggling operation; it is a yard with momentum behind it. Watch the weather forecast. If Naas comes up on the card and the ground is soft, Olympic Man has done this before — twice, in fact.