Ben Vrackie
Ben Vrackie is an 11-year-old horse that has never tasted victory across 16 career races, finishing without a place in any of them. This is a horse that exists at the outer edges of racing — not quite good enough to win, but persistent enough to keep racing anyway.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 tells the story: finishes of 12th, 13th, 10th, 10th, 14th, and 8th across his last six outings. There is a consistency here, but the wrong kind. He raced just yesterday and finished eighth, which means he is still being run regularly by trainer James Andrew Fahey at Stradbally. The yard has managed five winners so far this season, so Fahey knows how to train a winner — but Ben Vrackie simply is not one. At his age and with this record, he is likely racing in the lower levels of the sport, the kind of races where the prize money barely covers the entry fee. He is the horse equivalent of a journeyman, reliable enough to turn up and run, but without the quality to succeed.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
4 Oct
12th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 14 runners
25 Sep
13th
Listowel
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
26 Sep
10th
Listowel
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
18 Sep
10th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
30 Aug
14th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
5 Aug
8th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
13 Jul
7th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
31 Mar
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 11 runners
12 Mar
8th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 21 runners
29 Oct
8th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 21 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 |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
5 Aug |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
3 |
3 other |
30 Aug |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
2 other |
29 Oct |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
25 Sep |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jun |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Mar |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 Sep |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
19 Jul |
0% |