Expound — 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: 48
Win %: 11%
Placed %: 52%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

16 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Clonmel (IRE), Tramore (IRE), Killarney (IRE) — well clear of the 52% career baseline.

Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 40% 0-4-10
Ballinrobe (IRE) 60% 2-1-5
Clonmel (IRE) SPEC 100% 2-2-4
Tramore (IRE) SPEC 75% 1-2-4
Killarney (IRE) SPEC 67% 0-2-3
Leopardstown (IRE) 33% 0-1-3
Limerick (IRE) 33% 0-1-3
Gowran Park (IRE) 50% 0-1-2
Laytown (IRE) 50% 0-1-2
Tipperary (IRE) 50% 0-1-2
Galway (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Listowel (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Curragh (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Fairyhouse (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Naas (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Sligo (IRE) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

10 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

J M Sheridan NOW 54% 2-11-24
Daniel King 57% 2-2-7
Dylan O'Connor 83% 1-4-6
Miss A B O'Connor 100% 0-1-1
Amy Jo Hayes 0% 0-0-1
Brian Hayes 0% 0-0-1
Donagh Meyler 0% 0-0-1
Jared Huggan 0% 0-0-1
Mark Enright 0% 0-0-1
Mr H C Swan 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Denis Gerard Hogan NOW 51% 5-16-41
Adrian Brendan Joyce 67% 0-2-3

Going Record

39 classifiable runs

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

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 100% 0-1-1
Good 63% 5-12-27
Good to Soft 40% 0-2-5
Soft 60% 0-3-5
Heavy 0% 0-0-1

Distance Record

44 classifiable runs

Allrounder Versatile — handles a range of trips with similar effectiveness.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f 60% 0-3-5
Mile 7f – 1m1f 68% 3-12-22
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 22% 0-2-9
Staying ≥ 1m4f 38% 2-1-8

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first

4th/9 8 May 2026 24 days ago

Ballinrobe (IRE)
- 1m1½f
- Good To Yielding
- Tongue tie + cheekpieces
btn 0.3 OR 77 -3

J M Sheridan

Led at steady pace - faced challenge under 3f out - headed 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 13/2 tchd 5/1)
14th/16 25 Apr 2026 37 days ago

Limerick (IRE)
- 1m
- Yielding
- Tongue tie + cheekpieces
btn 1 OR 80 +13

Jared Huggan

Prominent - weakened from over 2f out(op 18/1 tchd 14/1)
4th/13 1 Apr 2026 61 days ago

Dundalk (AW) (IRE)
- 1m4f
- Standard
- Tongue tie + cheekpieces
btn 1 OR 67 -2

J M Sheridan

Travelled strongly - midfield - headway over 2f out - weakened inside final 110yds(op 9/1)
5th/14 13 Mar 2026 80 days ago

Dundalk (AW) (IRE)
- 1m
- Standard
- Tongue tie + cheekpieces
btn .5 OR 69 -1

J M Sheridan

Started quickly - led - headed and lost position after 1f - headway and challenging 1f out - outpaced inside final furlong(op 11/1 tchd…
6th/14 26 Sep 2025 248 days ago

Dundalk (AW) (IRE)
- 1m2½f
- Standard
- Tongue tie + cheekpieces
btn 1.5 OR 70 -8

J M Sheridan

Led - headed over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 7/1)
2nd/10 11 Sep 2025 263 days ago

Clonmel (IRE)
- 1m1½f
- Soft
- Tongue tie + cheekpieces
btn 1.75 OR 78 -2

Dylan O'Connor

Started quickly - led - jockey lost iron briefly early - headed under 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 6/1)
6th/10 4 Sep 2025 270 days ago

Laytown (IRE)
- 7f
- Standard
- Tongue tie
btn .5 OR 80 -39

Mr H C Swan

Disputed lead - weakened inside final furlong(op 6/1)
3rd/11 14 Aug 2025 291 days ago

Tramore (IRE)
- 2m
- Good
- Tongue tie + cheekpieces
btn .5 OR 119 +40

Daniel King

Led - headed omitted last - kept on but lost second towards finish(op 7/1 tchd 13/2)
3rd/15 29 Jul 2025 307 days ago

Galway (IRE)
- 7f
- Yielding
- Tongue tie + cheekpieces
btn 0.1 OR 79 -1

Dylan O'Connor

Started quickly - took keen hold - switched right soon after start - soon led - edged left then headed inside final furlong - lost second…
3rd/11 14 Jul 2025 322 days ago

Killarney (IRE)
- 1m
- Yielding To Soft
- Tongue tie + cheekpieces
btn .5 OR 80

Dylan O'Connor

Led - faced challenge over 2f out - headed over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong - weakened gradually and lost second final 110yds(op…