Tero d'Rosa

That win came at Ballinrobe on 8th May 2026 — just this week — and it is the first career victory for the horse. Ballinrobe is a tight, turning track in County Mayo that tends to suit horses with a bit of tactical sharpness, and winning there is no fluke. The fact that Tero d'Rosa is still racing just a day on from that win shows the team are keen to keep the momentum going while the horse is in form.

The distance sweet spot appears to be somewhere between a mile and a furlong and a mile and two furlongs. At those trips, the record is 1 win from 5 races — 20%, or roughly 1 in every 5, which is a solid return and suggests the horse simply runs its best race when the distance is right. Stretching it out or bringing it back seems to take the edge off.

Behind the scenes, this is a horse trained by Ross O'Sullivan, whose yard in Kilcullen, Co Kildare has sent out 35 winners already this season. That is a yard in fine form, and horses trained by operations hitting those kinds of numbers tend to be well-prepared and pointed at races where they have a genuine chance. For Tero d'Rosa, getting off the mark this week — with form that has been quietly improving for several runs — is exactly the kind of breakthrough that can change a horse's trajectory heading into the summer.