Bells Grove
Four races, zero wins, and a string of placed finishes — on paper, Bells Grove might look like a horse still searching for that breakthrough moment. But there's more to the story than the win column suggests. This five-year-old has finished in the top three in three of its four races, which tells you it is consistently competitive, just not quite able to get its nose in front when it matters most.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
75%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form reading of 8-3-2-3 is worth unpacking. That sequence shows a horse that dipped badly in its most recent run — finishing eighth — after back-to-back placed efforts. Whether that latest result was a blip, a sign of tiredness, or something more telling is the question hanging over its next appearance. Encouragingly, Bells Grove raced just yesterday, so the team clearly has confidence the horse is in good enough shape to keep busy.
Edward Buckley trains out of Ratoath in County Meath, and his yard has sent out five winners already this season — a steady, functioning operation rather than a headline-grabbing powerhouse, but the kind of stable that knows how to place a horse. The challenge now is finding the right race to finally turn all those placed finishes into a first win, and with a horse that has shown it can compete regularly, that moment may not be far away.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
24 Apr
8th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
25 Oct
3rd
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
19 Sep
2nd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 9 runners
20 Aug
3rd
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
25 Oct |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
19 Sep |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
24 Apr |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
20 Aug |
0% |