Applejack Poet
Applejack Poet is a nine-year-old who has seen plenty of action without quite finding the winning formula. Over 33 races across his career, he has managed just a single victory—at Bellewstown back in August 2023, now three years in the past. That one success came early enough to suggest promise, but the years since have been a grind: he has picked up four places alongside that solitary win, meaning he finishes in the money roughly once every seven outings. His recent form tells a familiar story. In his last six races he has not troubled the judge, with a eighth-place finish most recently following earlier efforts of fourth, sixth, third, and seventh. Still running at nine, he remains active and was last seen just a day ago.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
12.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Barry John Murphy's Caerfyrddin yard has saddled him throughout, a small operation that has managed only two winners all season. Tom Harney has been his most regular partner, riding him seven times and winning once—a 14 percent win rate that is considerably better than the horse's overall record, though it hardly suggests a transformative partnership. The reality is that Applejack Poet has become a reliable middle-distance runner without being a winner. He stays sound enough to race regularly, places often enough to suggest he belongs in competitive fields, but the gap between being competitive and actually winning has proved too wide to bridge. For a horse approaching the back end of his career, these are the facts of life: experience and durability count for something, but without recent success they ring a little hollow.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 21 starts (5%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Kilbeggan in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 10 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Tight tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, tight
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
28 Aug
8th
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
19 Jul
DNF
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
12 Jul
4th
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
5 Jul
6th
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
23 Jun
3rd
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
2 Oct
7th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
29 Aug
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
17 Aug
4th
Tramore
1m6f – 2m · Good · 10 runners
24 Jul
8th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
7 Jul
DNF
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 19 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Kilbeggan Tight |
5 |
5 other |
10 Aug |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
12 Apr |
33.3% |
| Wexford Sharp |
3 |
3 other |
29 Aug |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
11 Jun |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
13 May |
0% |
| Newton Abbot Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
19 Jul |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
3 Jun |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
17 Aug |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
7 Jul |
0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jul |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
24 Sep |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Jul |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
31 Oct |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Oct |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Jun |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jul |
0% |
| Sedgefield Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
28 Aug |
0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jul |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jul |
0% |