Banana Three
Banana Three is a six-year-old still searching for consistency after a modest career that has yielded just one win from 23 races—a breakthrough victory at Dundalk on 13 December 2023 that now feels like a long time ago. That single triumph came at odds of roughly 1 in 23 races overall, though when the horse runs over its preferred distance of a mile and six furlongs to two miles, the win rate climbs to 1 in 8 races, suggesting it has found something resembling form at the longer trips. Yet even that relative strength hasn't translated into another win in over two and a half years, a drought that speaks to how hard it is for a horse of this calibre to break through at competitive level.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 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—10-3-5-10-3-7 across the last six outings—shows Banana Three is still racing regularly and picking up minor placings now and then, most notably a third-place finish two runs ago. Ridden most often by Colin Keane, the partnership has won once from eight races together, a rate of 1 in 8 that mirrors the horse's best-distance figures. Trained by Ross O'Sullivan at Kilcullen in County Kildare, the yard is in decent form this season with 40 winners sent out, so the infrastructure is solid. Banana Three raced just a day ago, confirming it remains active and in work, still chasing a second career victory that has eluded it for over three decades of months. For a horse this far into its career with so little to show, persistence is the story—not brilliance, but the simple fact that it keeps running and occasionally threatening to place.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 10 starts (10%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 12% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 9 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
4 Sep
10th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
17 Jul
3rd
Down Royal
1m6f – 2m · Good · 7 runners
28 May
5th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
26 Dec
10th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 20 runners
15 Nov
3rd
Punchestown
1m6f – 2m · Good · 13 runners
2 Nov
7th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
19 Oct
4th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
7 Oct
2nd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
30 Aug
3rd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 17 runners
10 Jul
5th
Fairyhouse
1m6f – 2m · Good · 6 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
9 |
1 win, 3 seconds, 2 thirds, 3 other |
22 Mar |
11.1% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
7 Oct |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
4 Sep |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
28 May |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
26 Dec |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Aug |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 other |
11 Apr |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Oct |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
15 Nov |
0% |