Bright Dick
Bright Dick remains one of racing's patient horses, though whether that patience will ever be rewarded again is an open question. The 4-year-old has won just once from 23 races—that solitary success coming at Dundalk in April 2024—and has spent the last 20 months away from the track. When he does race, he tends to pick up places without winning: five times he has finished second, third, or thereabouts. It is the kind of record that suggests a horse capable of showing up and running decently, but rarely able to find that extra gear required to cross the line first.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
21.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🏁 Next Race
Today
Gowran Park
About 1 mile · Slightly soft ground · 19 runners
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🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
His best chance comes when the distance stretches to between one mile and one furlong and one mile and two furlongs. Over those trips, he has won one from 11 races, a 9 percent win rate that represents his most promising terrain. Regular rider Nathan Crosse, who has partnered him seven times, has never yet got him to the winner's enclosure—a blank that reflects broader struggles across the yard. That long absence from racing raises questions about what Bright Dick will need to rediscover when, or if, he returns. A horse absent for 20 months is rarely the same one that left the track.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 12 starts (8%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 9% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 9 starts
⚠ Returning from a 626-day absence
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
11 Jul
3rd
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 25 runners
22 Jun
9th
Limerick
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 12 runners
8 Jun
13th
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 26 runners
17 May
10th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 16 runners
13 Apr
5th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 runners
5 Apr
🏆 Won
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 runners
31 Jan
6th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 17 runners
8 Dec
7th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 runners
10 Nov
8th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 runners
28 Sep
8th
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Heavy · 18 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
12 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 9 other |
13 Apr |
8.3% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
11 Jul |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
5 Jul |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
4 Aug |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
6 Sep |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Aug |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
28 Sep |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Jun |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Jun |
0% |