Butch Coolidge
There are not many horses who make you wait five races for a first win, but when Butch Coolidge finally got it right at Tramore on 30 May, it was worth the patience. The six-year-old had been frustratingly consistent in the wrong direction — finishing seventh, seventh, eighth, and ninth before everything clicked this week. That sole victory from five career races puts the win rate at 20%, or roughly 1 in every 5 outings, which sounds modest until you consider how hard that first winner can be to land.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
20%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trained by David Harry Kelly out of Rathvin in Co Tipperary, Butch Coolidge is part of a yard that has sent out 13 winners this season — a busy, productive operation that clearly knows how to place a horse to give it a fair chance. Tramore, a tight, undulating track on the south coast of Ireland, can be a tricky place to navigate, and winning there is no formality.
With the victory coming just yesterday and the horse still active, the obvious question now is whether this is a turning point or a one-off. Four finishes out of the top six suggest a horse that has been finding things tough, so the immediate challenge for the Kelly yard is to back it up. One win does not make a career, but every good story has to start somewhere.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
🎯 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+)
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🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 May
🏆 Won
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
18 Nov
8th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 17 runners
22 Aug
7th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
4 Aug
7th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
7 Jul
9th
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 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 |
|---|
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
30 May |
100% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
7 Jul |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Nov |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Aug |
0% |