Acanto
Acanto is a four-year-old searching for a breakthrough. The horse has run six times without a win, though it has finished second or third on two occasions — a sign that victory is not impossibly far away. The pattern suggests a horse that regularly runs in the money but has yet to find the winning post.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Mrs Paul Shanahan & Mrs Wendy O'Leary
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by Noel Meade at Castletown in County Meath, Acanto is in a yard that has sent out 42 winners already this season, so there is racing pedigree and proven skill in the stable. For a horse still chasing that first win, running from such a place offers genuine hope. Acanto is currently active and racing regularly, which at least keeps the chance of a breakthrough fresh. That recent third-place finish, coming just yesterday, suggests the trainer believes the horse still has races to win — and the form, hovering consistently in the frame, hints she may be right.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Oct
3rd
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 19 runners
1 Oct
4th
Bellewstown
1m6f – 2m · Soft_To_Heavy · 13 runners
4 Sep
3rd
Down Royal
1m6f – 2m · Good · 17 runners
31 Jul
9th
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 20 runners
14 Jul
4th
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 7 runners
15 Mar
5th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Heavy · 11 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
12 Oct |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
31 Jul |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Mar |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
14 Jul |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
4 Sep |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
1 Oct |
0% |