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12-year-old gelding with a 18% win rate who thrives on soft, spongy ground.
Quick Facts
Age
12 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Sholokhov
Mother
Morbidezza
Owner
Maurice Kelleher
Rating
120

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
34
Career races
6
Wins
17.6%
Win rate
avg ~10%
44.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
147 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on soft ground: 2 wins from 7 starts (29%)
Excellent record on yielding_to_soft ground: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%)
Course specialist at Limerick: 3 wins from 7 starts (43%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Poor record on soft_to_heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Returning from a 147-day absence

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Loves
Heavy (very wet)
Ok
Yielding (slightly soft)
Ok
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
Soft to heavy (wet)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Nov
2nd
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
20 Sep
🏆 Won
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 18 runners
3 May
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 17 runners
1 Apr
2nd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
13 Mar
3rd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 8 runners
23 Jan
DNF
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 19 runners
27 Dec
🏆 Won
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 7 runners
3 Nov
4th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
20 Oct
11th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
26 Sep
8th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
13.3%
Win rate
2/15
Won / Rode
Anna McGuinness Current Jockey
16.7%
Win rate
1/6
Won / Rode
James Smith
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
Jack Foley
66.7%
Win rate
2/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Michael O'Sullivan
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Joan Tyner
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Limerick
Galloping
7 3 wins, 1 second, 1 third, 2 other 1 Apr 42.9%
Cork
Galloping
4 1 win, 2 seconds, 1 other 2 Nov 25%
Gowran Park
Undulating
4 4 other 23 Jan 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
4 1 second, 3 other 3 May 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
3 1 win, 2 other 14 Jan 33.3%
Naas
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 28 Jan 0%
Galway
Tight
2 2 other 29 Oct 0%
Wexford
Sharp
2 1 third, 1 other 25 Apr 0%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 win 20 Sep 100%
Tipperary
Galloping
1 1 other 1 Oct 0%
Clonmel
Sharp
1 1 second 2 Dec 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
1 1 second 17 Mar 0%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 other 26 Sep 0%
Bellewstown
Sharp
1 1 other 6 Jul 0%