Ballybunion
Ballybunion has yet to break through into the winner's circle, but there are signs the 3-year-old is learning its trade. In nine races so far, it has picked up four places without managing a win, which means it finishes in the prize money roughly once every two races — a decent win rate for a young horse still finding its feet. The most recent outing, just a day ago, saw it finish third, which suggests it is still in active racing and capable of staying competitive.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
I Foster D Fish W Dale S Dale
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🏁 Next race
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Southwell (AW)
About 1 mile · Standard all-weather surface · 14 runners
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🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Michael Bell's Newmarket yard has been in tremendous form this season with 44 winners already, so Ballybunion is in the right environment to develop. The recent form line reads 3-7-3-4-6-13 (reading from most recent back), which is a bit patchy — there are some encouraging third and fourth-place finishes mixed in with a 13th and a 7th place, the kind of inconsistency you'd expect from a horse still working out what it's doing. What matters now is whether those closer finishes can turn into victories as it gains experience and settles into racing. At three years old, there is still plenty of time for that to happen.
🎯 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
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
26 Sep
3rd
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 14 runners
15 Sep
7th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 runners
31 Aug
3rd
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 9 runners
10 Aug
4th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · 14 runners
31 Jul
6th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
8 May
13th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good · 20 runners
13 Oct
2nd
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good · 6 runners
27 Sep
2nd
Ripon
5f – 6½f · Good · 4 runners
16 Sep
7th
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 9 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 |
|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
15 Sep |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
13 Oct |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
2 thirds |
26 Sep |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Aug |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 May |
0% |