Difficult Decision (IRE) — Horse Explorer | Saturday Racing

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 27
Win %: 12%
Placed %: 29%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

12 venues

Career strike 29%; best at Clonmel (IRE) (50% from 2 runs).

Punchestown (IRE) 14% 0-1-7
Limerick (IRE) 40% 2-0-5
Thurles (IRE) 40% 1-1-5
Fairyhouse (IRE) 25% 0-1-4
Navan (IRE) 25% 0-1-4
Clonmel (IRE) 50% 1-0-2
Naas (IRE) 0% 0-0-2
Ballinrobe (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Leopardstown (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Kilbeggan (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Listowel (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Tipperary (IRE) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

8 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Barry Browne 31% 2-3-16
Phillip Enright 27% 2-1-11
Shane Fitzgerald 50% 0-1-2
Liam McKenna 100% 0-1-1
Gavin Brouder 0% 0-0-1
James Duggan NOW 0% 0-0-1
Mr J C Barry 0% 0-0-1
Richard Condon 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Oliver McKiernan NOW 29% 4-6-34

Going Record

28 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 60% on Good to Soft, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 0% 0-0-4
Good to Soft 60% 1-2-5
Soft 20% 0-2-10
Heavy 33% 2-1-9

Distance Record

34 classifiable runs

Mixed No standout trip — every bracket comes in around the same modest strike rate.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f 29% 4-6-34

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first

6th/16 12 Mar 2026 71 days ago

Limerick (IRE)
- 2m7f
- Heavy
James Duggan

Led - joined after 3 out - soon headed - weakened before 2 out(op 28/1)
4th/6 4 Mar 2026 79 days ago

Naas (IRE)
- 2m6f
- Soft To Heavy
- Cheekpieces
btn 2.25 OR 92 -2

Phillip Enright

Prominent - not fluent and lost third 7th - went modest third 9th - lost position last(op 11/1)
7th/16 12 Jan 2026 130 days ago

Punchestown (IRE)
- 2m6f
- Soft To Heavy
- Tongue tie + cheekpieces
btn 9 OR 94 -10

Phillip Enright

Prominent - weakened quickly before 2 out(op 18/1)
6th/12 27 Dec 2025 146 days ago

Limerick (IRE)
- 2m6½f
- Soft To Heavy
- Cheekpieces
btn 2.5 OR 104 +10

Phillip Enright

In touch with leaders - mistake 8th - lost position on turn before 2 out - soon no extra(op 6/1 tchd 4/1)
4th/15 11 Dec 2025 162 days ago

Punchestown (IRE)
- 3m
- Heavy
- Cheekpieces
btn 3.75 OR 94

Phillip Enright

Midfield - headway halfway - went third before 4 out - lost position after 2 out - kept on and went fourth towards far side run-in - not…
PU 25 Aug 2023 1001 days ago

Kilbeggan (IRE)
- 3m1f
- Soft
Phillip Enright

Led - headed and prominent after 1st - weakened quickly from 5 out - pulled up before 4 out - burst blood vessel (jockey said gelding had…
PU 4 Mar 2023 1175 days ago

Navan (IRE)
- 3m
- Good To Yielding
Phillip Enright

Led - headed and raced in second before 2nd - disputing second 5th - lost position 6th - midfield when slow jump 8th - weakened 9th - soon…
3rd/8 25 Jan 2023 1213 days ago

Fairyhouse (IRE)
- 2m5f
- Soft To Heavy
Phillip Enright

Led - joined home turn - headed when not fluent and lost second 2 out - soon ridden and no extra - weakened and eased run-in(tchd 5/1)
1st/16 29 Dec 2022 1240 days ago

Limerick (IRE)
- 2m6½f
- Heavy
won

Phillip Enright

Made virtually all - went clear before 2 out - heavily eased
10th/14 24 Nov 2022 1275 days ago

Thurles (IRE)
- 2m6f
- Yielding
Phillip Enright

Towards rear of midfield early - midfield when mistake 4 out - nudged along when lost position before 3 out - ridden and no impression…