Alex Belardo
Alex Belardo is a five-year-old who finds his best moments at Down Royal, a track where he has won twice from four visits—a success rate that stands out sharply against his overall record of 2 wins from 30 races. That 50 percent win rate at Down Royal makes him genuinely dangerous when the gates open there, whereas everywhere else he has managed to win just once from 26 runs. It is the kind of pattern that catches the eye of knowing punters: a horse that has clearly unlocked something about a particular place.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by John McConnell at Stamullen in County Meath, Alex Belardo was ridden to his first career victory by Donagh O'Connor at Down Royal on 30 September 2024, and the partnership has continued, though not always with the same reward—O'Connor has ridden him 14 times and won once. The horse runs best over distances between seven furlongs and a mile, where he has won both his races from 16 attempts (a 12 percent win rate), and he comes into races having been lightly campaigned recently. His last six runs show mixed form—a second place, then a win, then mid-field finishes—but that victory came as recently as 19 June at Down Royal, just four months ago. With the yard sending out winners regularly this season, Alex Belardo remains an active runner and a horse worth watching when Down Royal is on the card, even if everywhere else he remains a long shot.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 12% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 13 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Dundalk in 12 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 15 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Oct
10th
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Soft · 15 runners
28 Sep
7th
Down Royal
7f – 1m · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
8 Sep
6th
Galway
7f – 1m · Soft · 12 runners
3 Jul
11th
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Good · 17 runners
19 Jun
🏆 Won
Down Royal
7f – 1m · Soft · 17 runners
1 Jun
2nd
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 13 runners
1 Apr
6th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
20 Mar
DNF
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 17 runners
6 Mar
3rd
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 runners
13 Feb
3rd
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 17 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
12 |
4 thirds, 8 other |
1 Apr |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
4 |
2 wins, 2 other |
28 Sep |
50% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
12 Oct |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
6 Jun |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
21 Oct |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
7 Aug |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Sep |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
1 Jun |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 May |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
27 Aug |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
3 Jul |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
8 Sep |
0% |