Ireland 5yo

Young Churchill (IRE)

T: Richard John O'Brien · J: Mr A P Ryan · O: Young Churchill Syndicate

By Churchill (IRE) out of Excelling Spirit (IRE)

Form 4706-703706

40/1 Current odds

1/20 W/R

68 RPR

73 TS

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Active

20 runs
1 wins
placed
5% strike
20 d off
68 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 4706-703706 20 days off

6 0 7 3 0 7

At Navan 0/2 0 wins · 0 placed

On Good 1/9 1 win · 4 placed

Over 2m 0/1 0 wins · 0 placed

Best RPR 68 Career peak

Best TS 73 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 20 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 34
Win %: 5%
Placed %: 25%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

17 venues

Career strike 25%; best at Fairyhouse (33% from 3 runs).

Fairyhouse 33% 0-1-3
Navan 0% 0-0-2
Curragh 100% 0-1-1
Limerick 100% 0-1-1
Listowel 100% 0-1-1
Roscommon 100% 1-0-1
Ballinrobe 0% 0-0-1
Bellewstown 0% 0-0-1
Clonmel 0% 0-0-1
Cork 0% 0-0-1
Dundalk (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Killarney 0% 0-0-1
Killarney (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Naas 0% 0-0-1
Navan (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Sligo (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Thurles 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

10 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

Donagh Meyler 50% 1-1-4
Jamie Powell 67% 0-2-3
Chris Hayes 0% 0-0-3
Colin Keane 0% 0-0-3
Adam Grant 50% 0-1-2
Andrew Slattery 0% 0-0-1
Anna McGuinness 0% 0-0-1
G. F. Carroll 0% 0-0-1
Mr A P Ryan NOW 0% 0-0-1
W. J. Lee 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Noel Meade 31% 1-3-13
Richard John O'Brien NOW 14% 0-1-7

Going Record

16 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 50% on Good to Soft, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 40% 1-3-10
Good to Soft 50% 0-1-2
Soft 0% 0-0-3
Heavy 0% 0-0-1

Distance Record

20 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% 0-0-1
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 30% 0-3-10
Staying ≥ 1m4f 22% 1-1-9

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

2 Sep 2026 Kilberry (Q.R.) Handicap Navan (IRE) 6th/16 0.05 Good 2m Mr A P Ryan OR 59 33/1

5 Aug 2026 Rockshore Cider Handicap Sligo (IRE) 10th/14 4 Yielding 1m5½f Adam Grant OR 60 11/1

15 Jul 2026 Start Your Free Month Trial At racingtv.com Handicap Killarney (IRE) 7th/15 1.75 Good 1m3½f W J Lee OR 60 6/1

11 Jul 2026 Panoramic Restaurant At Limerick Racecourse Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Limerick 3rd/12 0.1 Good 1m4f65y Adam Grant OR 60 22/1

30 Mar 2026 Enjoy Hospitality At Navan Racecourse Handicap Navan 10th/12 16 Heavy 1m6f Andrew Slattery OR 64 40/1

28 Jan 2026 Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap Dundalk (AW) H 7th/7 8.5 Standard 1m2f150y Chris Hayes OR 68 50/1

29 Nov 2025 Close Brothers Rated Novice Hurdle Fairyhouse H 6th/6 57 Yielding To Soft 2m4f110y Anna McGuinness OR 117 33/1

9 Oct 2025 Horse & Jockey Maiden Thurles P 10th/11 0.2 Good To Yielding 2m66y Chris Hayes OR 71 33/1

11 Sep 2025 Slievenamon Maiden Clonmel 7th/12 .5 Yielding To Soft 1m1f130y Gary Carroll OR 75 11/2

21 Jul 2025 Tote.ie Maiden Ballinrobe 4th/7 4.75 Good To Yielding 1m4f184y Chris Hayes OR 77 10/11F

Connections

Trainer: Richard John O'Brien 7%
Jockey: Mr A P Ryan 14%
Owner: Young Churchill Syndicate
Sire: Churchill (IRE)
Dam: Excelling Spirit (IRE)
Dam sire: Invincible Spirit
Country: Ireland
Age: 5yo

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