Supersundae

He is trained by W P Mullins, one of the most powerful yards in Ireland, operating out of Muine Bheag in Co Carlow. That stable has sent out 220 winners already this season alone — a number that is almost difficult to process. When a horse earns its place in a yard like that, it means something. Supersundae has done exactly that.

His first win came at Ballinrobe in May 2024, and jockey Kieran Callaghan was effusive afterwards. He noted that Supersundae had been keen throughout — full of energy and hard to settle — but that when he asked for an effort at the final hurdle, the horse simply took off. Callaghan told Racing TV he was a long way pulling him up afterwards, which is the kind of detail that sticks. It suggests a horse with plenty in reserve. His most recent win came at Kilbeggan just three weeks ago, and with a run as recently as yesterday, he is very much in the thick of things right now.

What makes this horse interesting beyond the record is what the trainer has said about where he is headed. Speaking last November, Mullins described Supersundae as a horse with every chance of reaching the very top, and flagged him as a future chaser — the bigger, more demanding obstacle racing that tends to sort the best from the rest. That is not throwaway praise from a trainer who has won just about everything there is to win. Supersundae is young enough that the most interesting chapter of his career may not have started yet.