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Birdsandthebees

8-year-old mare with a 11% win rate who thrives on ideal conditions.
Quick Facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Mare
Father
Walk In The Park
Mother
A Country Girl
Owner
John P McManus
Rating
103

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
18
Career races
2
Wins
11.1%
Win rate
avg ~10%
27.8%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
235 days
Since last race

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 7 starts (29%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Returning from a 235-day absence

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

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

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
6 Aug
2nd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
1 Jul
4th
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
1 Apr
🏆 Won
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
28 Jan
5th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 17 runners
26 Dec
2nd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 10 runners
29 Nov
5th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
24 Oct
🏆 Won
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
5 Oct
5th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
8 Jun
5th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
7 Dec
7th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 19 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Peter Smithers Current Jockey
14.3%
Win rate
1/7
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
Aidan Kelly
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
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
4 1 win, 1 second, 2 other 1 Apr 25%
Punchestown
Galloping
4 4 other 8 Jun 0%
Clonmel
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 other 24 Oct 50%
Gowran Park
Undulating
2 1 third, 1 other 5 Oct 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
2 2 other 1 Jul 0%
Naas
Galloping
2 2 other 13 Mar 0%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 other 29 Nov 0%
Wexford
Sharp
1 1 second 6 Aug 0%