Bullet Bourbon
Bullet Bourbon has shown just enough promise to keep the yard hopeful, but the numbers tell a hard story. At three years old, the horse has run 17 times and won just once — a breakthrough victory at Dundalk on 12 July that remains the sole highlight of her career to date. That single win came at the distance where she runs best, somewhere between seven furlongs and a mile, where she has managed 1 win from 8 races (roughly 12%). Everywhere else, she simply hasn't fired.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
David Daly Gerard Shevlin D Battersby
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by T G McCourt at Stamullen in County Meath, Bullet Bourbon is part of a yard that has sent out 13 winners already this season, so there is genuine experience on hand. But the horse's recent form shows the struggle is real. Her last six races read 11-6-1-–-13-7 — a succession of mid-field finishes and beaten efforts with no second wind. It has now been seven weeks since that Dundalk win, and while she raced just a day ago, she is clearly not finding the form that got her there. Over her career she has picked up four places alongside that single success, suggesting she is competitive enough to run into the frame occasionally, but rarely good enough to win. With a 6% win rate across 17 outings, she remains a horse with potential but precious little to show for the racing she has done. At three, there is still time, but the window for improvement is tightening fast.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 12% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
31 Aug
11th
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Yielding · 18 runners
15 Aug
6th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 runners
12 Jul
🏆 Won
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 11 runners
2 Jul
DNF
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Good · 16 runners
29 May
13th
Down Royal
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners
16 May
7th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good · 17 runners
22 Apr
9th
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Soft · 13 runners
1 Apr
2nd
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
3 Dec
10th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
27 Oct
9th
Galway
7f – 1m · Heavy · 17 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, 1 second, 2 other |
15 Aug |
25% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
22 Sep |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
2 Jul |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
29 May |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
22 Apr |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
27 Oct |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Aug |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
31 Aug |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 May |
0% |