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Beir Bua

There is a horse quietly putting together a tidy little record in Ireland right now, and it goes by the name of Beir Bua. Just five years old and already with seven races under its belt, it has won 2 of those 7 outings — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 3.5 races — and has placed in five of them. That means it has come home in the first three on six of its seven runs, which tells you this is a horse that shows up and competes consistently rather than one that occasionally sparks into life.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Bay
Father
Berkshire
Mother
Salou Blues
Owner
Kenneth Keogh

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
7
Career races
2
Wins
28.6%
Win rate
avg ~10%
71.4%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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The most recent win came at Sligo on 12 May 2026, just five weeks ago, and with a race as recently as yesterday, Beir Bua is clearly a horse in the thick of a busy campaign. Its first career win arrived at Wexford back in August 2025, so the team at Thurles have seen this horse develop and find its feet over the past year. Looking at those last six runs in order — 4th, 3rd, 1st, 2nd, 1st, 9th — the middle stretch of that sequence is particularly eye-catching: two wins sandwiching a second place is the form of a horse operating in good nick.

Ground conditions matter with this one. On normal ground, Beir Bua has won 2 of its 3 races — that is a 67% win rate, or two wins from three attempts, which is a genuinely striking figure. When conditions suit, this horse delivers. That kind of preference is useful information: it suggests the team will be watching the weather closely before committing to a run.

Andrew Slattery trains Beir Bua from a yard in Thurles, County Tipperary, and it is worth noting that his operation has sent out 62 winners already this season — that is the output of a yard that knows what it is doing and is not short of ammunition. A horse in form, from a yard in form, in the middle of an active spell of racing: Beir Bua is exactly the kind of profile that rewards keeping an eye on over the weeks ahead.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 3 starts (67%)

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
18 Jun
9th
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 18 runners
12 May
🏆 Won
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
22 Aug
2nd
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
6 Aug
🏆 Won
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
18 Jul
3rd
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 8 runners
11 Jul
4th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 20 runners
15 Jun
2nd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 11 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Mr A P Ryan Current Jockey
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Wexford
Sharp
1 1 win 6 Aug 100%
Sligo
Sharp
1 1 win 12 May 100%
Killarney
Sharp
1 1 third 18 Jul 0%
Downpatrick
Undulating
1 1 second 15 Jun 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 other 11 Jul 0%
Kilbeggan
Tight
1 1 second 22 Aug 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 18 Jun 0%