Astute Power
Seven races, zero wins, and yet Astute Power keeps showing up. The four-year-old trained by
Edward Lynam at Dunshaughlin in County Meath has picked up three placed finishes from its seven outings, meaning it has finished in the top three just under half the time without ever getting its nose in front. That is a horse that runs consistently enough to be competitive, but has not yet found the moment where everything clicks.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Exors Of The Late Mrs S Power
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The recent form tells an interesting story. A thirteenth last time out looks poor on paper, but strip that away and there is a sequence of a third and a fifth before that, suggesting the latest run was the exception rather than the rule. With a race as recently as yesterday, Astute Power is clearly fit and active, and Lynam's yard has been in decent nick this season — five winners already, which shows the operation knows how to get horses ready to perform.
The honest truth is that Astute Power is a horse still looking for its moment. Plenty of horses take time to find the right race or the right conditions, and at four years old there is still time to turn a placed record into a winning one. The question is whether this horse is genuinely close to winning or simply good enough to be competitive without quite reaching the top step. Until that changes, it remains one to watch with interest rather than one to pin your hopes on.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
7 Oct
4th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 13 runners
7 Jun
DNF
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good · 23 runners
19 Apr
DNF
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Soft · 21 runners
10 Dec
4th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
7 Nov
5th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 7 runners
22 Oct
3rd
Navan
5f – 6½f · Soft · 9 runners
28 Sep
13th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Yielding_To_Soft · 16 runners
23 Aug
14th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good · 16 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 |
|---|
| Navan Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
7 Oct |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
19 Apr |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
10 Dec |
0% |