Boxing Great
Boxing Great has found his rhythm at last. The six-year-old won three races in a row this week alone — most recently at Musselburgh on September 12 — and is on a run that vindicates his trainer
Karl Thornton's patience. From his first fifteen career outings, Boxing Great has won just four, but lately those wins have come thick and fast. Over his last six races he has won three of them, a dramatic shift for a horse that spent much of his early career searching for a level where he could deliver.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Gibneys Racing Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The secret appears to be distance. When Boxing Great runs over two miles or longer, he transforms: he has won three of his six races at that trip, a win rate of 50 percent. That is not a coincidence. Thornton, who trains from Skerries in County Dublin, clearly knows what suits this horse, and Boxing Great's recent form suggests the trainer has finally found the races to run him in. His overall record — four wins and eight places from fifteen races — sits at a respectable 27 percent win rate, but it masks a horse who struggled badly before finding his niche. The long-distance formula is working so well that Thornton has chosen to keep him fresh and active: Boxing Great raced just yesterday, meaning he is clearly in form and his the yard believe he is ready to strike again soon.
One curiosity is his record with regular jockey Robbie Colgan, who has ridden him six times without a win. Yet the recent victories suggest either Colgan's absence or a change in how the horse is being campaigned. Either way, Boxing Great's current streak marks genuine progress for a horse that has earned his way into this run of form through sheer persistence.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by Long Distance (2m+) distances: 50% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Likes
Standard (all-weather)
Ok
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Sep
🏆 Won
Musselburgh
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
4 Sep
🏆 Won
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
6 Aug
🏆 Won
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Good · 10 runners
27 Jun
8th
Newcastle
Long Distance (2m+) · Standard_To_Slow · 20 runners
12 Jun
DNF
Fairyhouse
1m6f – 2m · Good · 21 runners
8 May
8th
Chester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
19 Dec
🏆 Won
Dundalk
Long Distance (2m+) · Standard · 17 runners
28 Nov
5th
Dundalk
Long Distance (2m+) · Standard · 14 runners
31 Oct
5th
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 11 runners
22 Oct
3rd
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 10 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
4 |
1 win, 3 other |
19 Dec |
25% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 other |
4 Sep |
33.3% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
12 Sep |
100% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
6 Aug |
100% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jun |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
22 Oct |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
2 Jul |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
13 Aug |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
8 May |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jun |
0% |