The Little Yank (IRE) — Horse Explorer | Saturday Racing

Career Trajectory

last 24 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 32
Win %: 8%
Placed %: 21%
Trend: Fading

Course Record

12 venues

Career strike 21%; best at Tipperary (IRE) (100% from 2 runs).

Kilbeggan (IRE) 25% 1-0-4
Limerick (IRE) 0% 0-0-4
Sligo (IRE) 0% 0-0-4
Tipperary (IRE) 100% 0-2-2
Clonmel (IRE) 50% 1-0-2
Thurles (IRE) 0% 0-0-2
Wexford (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Ballinrobe (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Fairyhouse (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Listowel (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Navan (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Tramore (IRE) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

11 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

John Aherne NOW 22% 1-1-9
Daniel King 25% 0-1-4
Conor Clarke 50% 0-1-2
Eoin Staples 0% 0-0-2
Liam Quinlan 100% 1-0-1
Danny Mullins 0% 0-0-1
Harry Sexton 0% 0-0-1
Michael Kenneally(5) 0% 0-0-1
Miss Olive Nicholls 0% 0-0-1
Philip Donovan 0% 0-0-1
Sean O'Keeffe 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

John Patrick Ryan NOW 21% 2-3-24

Going Record

15 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 40% on Good, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 40% 1-1-5
Good to Soft 33% 0-1-3
Soft 0% 0-0-2
Heavy 20% 1-0-5

Distance Record

24 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 21% 2-3-24

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first

PU 16 Apr 2026 46 days ago

Limerick (IRE)
- 2m3½f
- Soft To Heavy
- Blinkers
OR 94 -2

John Aherne

Led early - headed 1st - mistake 2nd - lost ground quickly 6th - struggling 3 out - soon lost touch - pulled up before 2 out(op 28/1)
PU 12 Mar 2026 81 days ago

Limerick (IRE)
- 2m7f
- Heavy
- Blinkers
OR 96 -2

John Aherne

In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield halfway - weakened 4 out - pulled up 2 out(op 33/1 tchd 80/1)
PU 10 Feb 2026 111 days ago

Limerick (IRE)
- 2m5f
- Heavy
- Blinkers
OR 98

John Aherne

Pressed leaders - dropped to rear after 4th - weakened and pulled up before 5th(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
PU 5 Feb 2026 116 days ago

Thurles (IRE)
- 2m7f
- Soft
- Blinkers
OR 98 +5

John Aherne

Never better than midfield - pulled up before 3 out(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
1st/14 8 Jan 2026 144 days ago

Clonmel (IRE)
- 2m4f
- Heavy
- Blinkers
won 0 OR 93 +2

John Aherne

In touch with leaders - headway before 4 out - soon pressed leaders - led before 2 out - ridden before last - faced challenge towards…
8th/12 27 Dec 2025 156 days ago

Limerick (IRE)
- 2m6½f
- Soft To Heavy
- Blinkers
btn 2.5 OR 91

Philip Donovan

Towards rear throughout(op 15/2)
6th/16 20 Dec 2025 163 days ago

Thurles (IRE)
- 3m1½f
- Yielding
- Blinkers
btn 6.5 OR 91 -3

Daniel King

Held up in rear - some headway but still plenty to do 2 out - kept on approaching last - never on terms(op 16/1)
5th/16 2 Dec 2025 181 days ago

Clonmel (IRE)
- 2m3½f
- Heavy
- Blinkers
btn .5 OR 94

John Aherne

Held up in rear - steady headway after 3 out - kept on approaching last - never dangerous
5th/9 21 Nov 2025 192 days ago

Fairyhouse (IRE)
- 3m
- Heavy
- Blinkers
btn .5 OR 94 -1

Miss Olive Nicholls

In rear - mistake 4 out - kept on after 2 out - never dangerous(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
5th/13 17 Nov 2025 196 days ago

Navan (IRE)
- 2m4f
- Soft To Heavy
- Blinkers
btn 0.2 OR 95

Michael Kenneally

In rear - headway after 3 out (usual 4 out) - went third approaching last - weakened run-in