One And Only

The first win came at Cork in December 2024, and then, more than a year later, came the second at Limerick in March 2026 — just three weeks ago, which means One And Only arrives at the track in current form. Eight places from 26 races also tells you this horse is competitive more often than the win count suggests; it has been in and around the action regularly without always getting its nose in front.

The recent form reads as a little patchy — a win sitting between a couple of blank runs and a distant 16th — but that Limerick victory is the freshest entry on the card and the one that matters most right now. Jockey Phillip Enright has been the constant throughout, partnering One And Only in 18 of its 26 races and riding both winners. That kind of established partnership matters; Enright knows this horse, and the numbers back it up — together they win roughly 1 in every 9 races, which is noticeably better than the horse's overall average.

Trainer Oliver McKiernan operates out of Rathcoole in County Dublin and has sent out 4 winners this season, suggesting a yard in decent form. One And Only is clearly a horse that needs things to fall right, but when they do — as they did at Limerick three weeks ago — it can deliver. At eight years old, it is not going to reinvent itself, but it does not need to. It knows its job, it has a jockey who understands it, and it has just proved it can still win races. That is more than enough to make it worth watching.