The recent form tells an interesting story. A second and a third in recent outings show a horse that gets herself into winning positions, but the two finishes of eleventh, sandwiching a blank run, suggest some inconsistency that her trainer will want to iron out. She raced just yesterday, so she is clearly being kept busy, and that level of activity usually means the yard believes there is a race to be won sooner rather than later.
That yard is Andrew Slattery's operation in Thurles, Co Tipperary, and it is in strong form right now — 60 winners sent out this season is a genuinely impressive number, the kind of total that tells you horses leave that yard ready to perform. When a trainer is operating at that level, having a horse that keeps finishing second and third is not a sign of failure; it is more like an unscrewed lid. The pieces are there. With a trainer firing on all cylinders, Sunrise Angel finding her way to the winner's enclosure feels like a matter of when, not if.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 4 Apr | 0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 | 1 other | 28 Jul | 0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 31 Aug | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 28 Sep | 0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 17 Oct | 0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 11 May | 0% |