Ragmans Corner

The recent form is the most exciting part of the story. In the last six races, Ragmans Corner has won twice, finished second once, and only had one poor run — a 12th that sits like an anomaly among otherwise sharp performances. That kind of consistency is exactly what you want to see heading into a race, and the fact that the horse won at Killarney just this week suggests it is right at the top of its game at the moment.

Jack Kearney has been the jockey most often in the saddle, and the numbers there are encouraging — two wins from eight rides together, which means the pair click roughly 1 in every 4 times out (25%). That's a meaningful partnership, and when a jockey keeps getting booked for the same horse it usually means both the rider and the trainer believe in what they're doing.

Ground conditions matter for every racehorse, and Ragmans Corner has a clear preference for normal, standard conditions — two wins from seven races on that type of surface (29%), which is nearly 1 in 3. That's a useful thing to know.

The most striking detail in the whole profile, though, is Navan. Two wins from just five races at that track. In racing, finding a course a horse genuinely loves is worth its weight in gold — some horses simply handle certain tracks better than others, whether it's the shape of the bends, the way the ground sits, or something harder to define. Whatever the reason, Ragmans Corner has made Navan something of a home patch, and that's the kind of stat that gets trainers excited. Gerard Keane's yard has already sent out 10 winners this season, so this is a team in form — and Ragmans Corner looks like one of the reasons why.