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6-year-old gelding with 1 win from 31 runs who runs best on soft, spongy ground.
Quick facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Showcasing
Mother
Thousandkissesdeep
Trainer
Owner
J A Nash
Official rating
88

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
31
Career races
1
Wins
3.2%
Win rate
avg ~10%
12.9%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
836 days
Since last race

⚡ 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 7 starts (14%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Returning from a 612-day absence
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
Yielding to soft (damp)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
1M3F – 1M4F
Avoids
1M6F – 2M
Avoids
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
25 Jul
10th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
17 Jul
11th
Killarney
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 17 runners
5 May
7th
Sligo
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding_To_Soft · 17 runners
22 Apr
4th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 16 runners
10 Mar
DNF
Naas
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 20 runners
3 Feb
5th
Musselburgh
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
12 Jan
10th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 21 runners
29 Nov
9th
Dundalk
Long Distance (2m+) · Standard · 13 runners
24 Nov
5th
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 17 runners
26 Oct
11th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 11 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
0%
Win rate
0/16
Wins / rides
W J Lee
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
Charlie O'Dwyer
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
100%
Win rate
1/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Jack Foley
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Danny Gilligan Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Gowran Park
Undulating
3 1 win, 2 other 18 Apr 33.3%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
3 3 other 7 Oct 0%
Killarney
Sharp
3 1 third, 2 other 17 Jul 0%
Tramore
Sharp
3 3 other 22 Apr 0%
Dundalk
Galloping
2 2 other 29 Nov 0%
Naas
Galloping
2 2 other 10 Mar 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
2 2 other 28 May 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
1 1 other 26 Sep 0%
Cheltenham
Galloping
1 1 other 11 Nov 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 other 23 Mar 0%
Clonmel
Sharp
1 1 other 26 Oct 0%
Musselburgh
Sharp
1 1 other 3 Feb 0%
Downpatrick
Undulating
1 1 other 11 Jun 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
1 1 other 2 Aug 0%
Galway
Tight
1 1 third 31 Oct 0%
Sligo
Sharp
1 1 other 5 May 0%
hereford 1 1 third 15 Feb 0%
Wexford
Sharp
1 1 other 25 Jul 0%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 other 19 Sep 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
1 1 other 22 Aug 0%