Recent form shows promise too. In its last six races, Ragmans Corner has won twice and placed another two times—that suggests the horse is at least competitive when it shows up. The most recent outing, just a day ago, was a fourth-place finish, but the pattern of a win followed by a loss-loss-win sequence tells you this is a horse that can strike on its day without being utterly reliable. Jack Kearney, its most frequent jockey, has ridden it nine times and won twice together, a win rate of 22 per cent—fractionally better than the horse's average, suggesting they work reasonably well as a partnership.
Gerard Keane trains Ragmans Corner from Trim in County Meath, and the yard has sent out ten winners this season, which speaks to a functioning operation rather than a top-tier establishment. That context matters: Ragmans Corner is not a young prospect or a star in the making. It is a seven-year-old doing what many horses at that age do—picking up wins at tracks that suit it and providing honest racing without pretension. For a racing stable with modest ambitions, that is exactly the kind of reliable performer that keeps the operation going.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan Galloping |
5 | 2 wins, 1 second, 2 other | 17 Nov | 40% |
| Galway Tight |
5 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 2 other | 30 Jul | 20% |
| Killarney Sharp |
4 | 2 wins, 2 thirds | 21 Aug | 50% |
| Naas Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 12 Oct | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 13 Jan | 50% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 14 Dec | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 24 May | 0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 12 Aug | 0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 26 Aug | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 26 Dec | 0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 19 May | 0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 30 Nov | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 11 Apr | 0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 1 Nov | 0% |