Brother Walfrid
Brother Walfrid is a 5-year-old still searching for consistency after taking three months to add to his solitary career win. Trained by
Gordon Elliott at Longwood in County Meath, the horse has run six times for just the one victory and three placings — a win rate of roughly one in every six races. His recent form reads 2-5-1-4-2 across his last five outings, a sequence that shows he can occasionally land a place but struggles to string together the kind of form that builds into genuine winning momentum.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
50%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
That single victory came at Punchestown on 6 June, and the fact it took him three months to get back to the track suggests he may have had minor issues or has simply been waiting for the right opportunity. Elliott's yard at Longwood is firing on all cylinders with 210 winners this season, so the trainer clearly knows how to win races — which makes Brother Walfrid's modest record all the more telling. Some horses take time to come right, but after six races, this one is still very much a work in progress. Now back in action after a day's rest, he will need to show marked improvement if he is to justify the investment of time and effort in his development.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
20 Aug
2nd
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
30 Jul
5th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
6 Jun
🏆 Won
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
26 May
4th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
5 Apr
2nd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 28 runners
29 Apr
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · 59 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 |
|---|
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
6 Jun |
50% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
5 Apr |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 May |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jul |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
20 Aug |
0% |