Ardaghs Choice
Ardaghs Choice is an 11-year-old that has been knocking around the racetracks for the better part of a decade with modest returns. From 22 career races, the horse has managed just one win and five places, a record that works out to roughly a one in twenty win rate. That sole victory came back in September 2022 at Wexford, which means it has now gone nearly four years without tasting the winner's enclosure. In a sport where horses are often retired while still in their prime, a horse at this age with a record like this one is essentially racing for pride and the occasional place money.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
22.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent picture offers little encouragement. Over the last six runs, Ardaghs Choice has been out of the frame in four of them and managed only a pair of eighth-place finishes in the other two outings. Just yesterday the horse was back in action again, suggesting the the yard remain committed to finding a race it can win, however remote that prospect may seem. The most regular rider, Kevin Sexton, has partnered with Ardaghs Choice eight times and managed to land one of those races together — a 12% win rate that is actually better than the horse's overall record, though that single success hardly amounts to a strong partnership. At this stage of proceedings, Ardaghs Choice appears to be a genuine hard-luck case or simply a horse whose talent never quite matched the demands of racing, plugging away in modest company with no real prospect of recapturing that distant Wexford moment.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Jul
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
12 Apr
DNF
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
19 Feb
DNF
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 18 runners
1 Jan
8th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
15 Oct
8th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
1 Oct
DNF
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners
16 Oct
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
30 Aug
3rd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
10 Aug
4th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
24 Jul
4th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Harry Sexton Current Jockey
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Wexford Sharp |
4 |
1 win, 1 third, 2 other |
22 Jul |
25% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
10 May |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
15 Oct |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
20 Jul |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
1 Jan |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
23 Apr |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
2 other |
10 Aug |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
19 Feb |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
24 Sep |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
1 Oct |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Apr |
0% |