The Gradual Slope (IRE) — Horse Explorer | Saturday Racing

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF

Peak form: 100
Mean: 26
Win %: 10%
Placed %: 28%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

17 venues

Career strike 28%; best at Kilbeggan (IRE) (50% from 2 runs).

Down Royal (IRE) 25% 1-0-4
Punchestown (IRE) 25% 1-0-4
Cork (IRE) 0% 0-0-4
Leopardstown (IRE) 0% 0-0-4
Fairyhouse (IRE) 33% 1-0-3
Limerick (IRE) 33% 0-1-3
Navan (IRE) 33% 0-1-3
Killarney (IRE) 0% 0-0-3
Kilbeggan (IRE) 50% 1-0-2
Galway (IRE) 0% 0-0-2
Naas (IRE) 0% 0-0-2
Clonmel (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Gowran Park (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Thurles (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Tipperary (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Wexford (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Roscommon (IRE) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

12 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Mark McDonagh 23% 2-4-26
Barry Browne 0% 0-0-3
Danny Mullins 0% 0-0-2
Charlie O'Dwyer 100% 0-1-1
Cian Quirke 100% 1-0-1
Daniel King 100% 0-1-1
Miss N Lockhead Anderson NOW 100% 1-0-1
Sean O'Keeffe 100% 0-1-1
Aidan Coleman 0% 0-0-1
Calum Hogan 0% 0-0-1
Donagh Meyler 0% 0-0-1
Gavin Brouder 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Sean O O'Brien NOW 28% 4-7-40

Going Record

30 classifiable runs

Softleaning Loves the dig — 60% in-the-money on softer ground vs 0% on fast.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 0% 0-0-5
Good to Soft 17% 0-1-6
Soft 29% 3-1-14
Heavy 60% 0-3-5

Distance Record

40 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 28% 4-7-40

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first

1st/17 4 Apr 2026 48 days ago

Fairyhouse (IRE)
- 2m5f
- Yielding To Soft
won

Miss N Lockhead Anderson

Towards rear - good headway after 4 out - jumped right 3 out - went second but jumped badly right 2 out - pushed along and jumped badly…
4th/4 17 Mar 2026 66 days ago

Down Royal (IRE)
- 3m2f
- Good To Yielding
Mark McDonagh

Raced in last - outpaced 3 out - rallied approaching last - kept on(op 125/1 tchd 50/1)
10th/13 2 Mar 2026 81 days ago

Leopardstown (IRE)
- 3m4½f
- Yielding To Soft
Mark McDonagh

Midfield - hampered and lost position 3rd - not fluent 14th - no chance 2 out(op 25/1)
PU 8 Feb 2026 103 days ago

Navan (IRE)
- 3m
- Heavy
Danny Mullins

In touch with leaders - mistake and lost ground 1st - dropped to midfield 3rd - not fluent 7th - towards rear 5 out - pulled up 3 out(op…
PU 28 Dec 2025 145 days ago

Limerick (IRE)
- 3m
- Soft To Heavy
Danny Mullins

In touch with leaders - weakened after 9th - pulled up after 3 out(op 22/1 tchd 28/1)
3rd/16 20 Dec 2025 153 days ago

Thurles (IRE)
- 3m1½f
- Yielding
btn 2.75 OR 110

Sean O'Keeffe

Prominent - not fluent 10th - outpaced approaching last - kept on run-in(op 22/1)
UR 6 Dec 2025 167 days ago

Navan (IRE)
- 2m4½f
- Soft To Heavy
Calum Hogan

In touch with leaders - weakening when not fluent and unseated 4 out(op 28/1)
PU 9 Jun 2025 347 days ago

Roscommon (IRE)
- 3m1f
- Good
Mark McDonagh

Prominent - lost position 9th - dropped to rear 11th - pulled up after 4 out(op 11/1)
5th/14 11 May 2025 376 days ago

Killarney (IRE)
- 3m2f
- Yielding
Mark McDonagh

Took keen hold - midfield - prominent 7th - weakened 3 out(op 14/1)
8th/23 3 May 2025 384 days ago

Punchestown (IRE)
- 3m7½f
- Yielding
Mark McDonagh

Jumped right on occasions - midfield - prominent 8th - lost position 17th - kept on from 2 out - no telling impression(op 16/1)