Albany County
Albany County is a two-year-old with the kind of early form that suggests a trainer knows something about putting a young horse together. Trained by
A P O'Brien at Cashel in Tipperary, the horse has won one of its four races and finished in the top 3 in two others — a 25% win rate that reads decently for a horse still learning the job. That single victory came at Gowran Park on 19 September, and while there has been only one win in the four weeks since, the recent run sheet tells a useful story: a fifth-place finish most recently, then a win, then finishes of 2nd and 4th before that. It is the kind of erratic early form you expect from a young horse finding its feet, and the win at Gowran Park suggests it has the ability to get the job done when conditions suit.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
M Tabor, D Smith & Mrs John Magnier
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🏁 Next race
Sat 24 Oct
Doncaster
About 1 mile · Slightly soft ground · 32 runners
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🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The O'Brien yard has sent out 125 winners this season, the kind of volume that speaks to a stable with genuine firepower and an eye for getting young horses right early on. For a two-year-old, Albany County is already doing the essential work — testing itself, winning races, and proving it belongs in competition. The win came a month ago now, and with the horse having raced just four times, there is plenty of runway left to see where this one is headed. Time will tell whether it settles into the winner's enclosure more often, but the foundations are there.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Oct
5th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 6 runners
19 Sep
🏆 Won
1%
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding_To_Soft · 14 runners
29 Aug
2nd
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 16 runners
16 Aug
4th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 11 runners
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
29 Aug |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
19 Sep |
100% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Oct |
0% |