Bill Silvers
Bill Silvers is a horse that has given his yard and the yard years of patience without much reward. The six-year-old has contested 22 races over his career and managed just one win—that coming at Doncaster back in April 2023, more than three years ago. He has added three places to his tally, which means he finishes in the money roughly once every five or six times he runs. At the highest level, in Class 2 races, he has won zero of five attempts, suggesting he belongs in slightly easier company. His win rate of 5 percent—winning once every twenty races—puts him in the long-suffering category of racehorses: the kind that keep showing up but rarely deliver.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
Recent form has been particularly disappointing. In his last six races, Bill Silvers has recorded two twelfth-place finishes, two fifth-place finishes, and a couple of results that suggest the horse is running without winning. He was in action just yesterday, which shows trainer William Durkan at Sandyford in Dublin is still looking for another opportunity. Daniel Tudhope, his most frequent partner in the saddle, has ridden the horse six times and won just once—a 17 percent win rate that is notably better than Bill Silvers' overall record, though still hardly the stuff of success stories. The yard itself is performing respectably this season with 15 winners, so the focus remains on when, if ever, this particular horse might add a second win to his name.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 10 starts (10%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Avoids
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Sep
12th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 19 runners
27 Aug
13th
Navan
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
12 Aug
5th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners
9 Jul
12th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
11 Sep
DNF
Clonmel
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 12 runners
31 Jul
5th
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 21 runners
23 Jun
12th
Ballinrobe
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 13 runners
12 Jun
2nd
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 14 runners
5 Jun
6th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 19 runners
25 Apr
12th
Limerick
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 19 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 |
|---|
| Leopardstown Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
9 Jul |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 1 third, 1 other |
28 Oct |
33.3% |
| Galway Tight |
3 |
3 other |
31 Jul |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
4 May |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
1 Sep |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Mar |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Apr |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Aug |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Apr |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jun |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 May |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Jun |
0% |