Cahirdown Boy
Cahirdown Boy is a hard-working 11-year-old who has spent more than a decade in the game without setting the world alight, but who keeps showing up and competing regardless. His two victories came nearly three years apart: the first at Limerick on Boxing Day 2021, the second at Listowel in late September 2024. That 25-month gap between wins hints at a long stretch of racing without success, and his recent form backs that up—in his last six outings, he has not won, with just one top-3 finish among them.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Ridden most often by Conor McNamara, Cahirdown Boy has a shared win rate with his jockey of 1 win from 17 races together, suggesting the partnership has found the odd day but mostly grinds through the racing calendar without fanfare. He is trained by E McNamara at Rathkeale in County Limerick, a yard that has been competitive this season with 22 winners to its name. The horse raced just yesterday, so despite his age and modest record, he remains actively campaigned. For a horse on the far side of 10 years old with a single-figure win tally, Cahirdown Boy represents the kind of durable, honest competitor found in yards everywhere—the type who never quite makes it to the top but refuses to go away either.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on heavy ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Excellent record on soft_to_heavy ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 10 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Killarney in 5 attempts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft to heavy (wet)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Yielding to soft (damp)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Oct
5th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 20 runners
4 Oct
3rd
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
25 Sep
DNF
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
28 Jul
DNF
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 23 runners
10 Feb
5th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 16 runners
3 Jan
DNF
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 13 runners
19 Oct
4th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 14 runners
26 Sep
8th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
26 Dec
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 10 runners
28 Nov
5th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 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 |
|---|
| Limerick Galloping |
9 |
1 win, 1 second, 7 other |
17 Oct |
11.1% |
| Listowel Sharp |
8 |
1 win, 2 thirds, 5 other |
25 Sep |
12.5% |
| Killarney Sharp |
5 |
2 thirds, 3 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
28 Nov |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
3 Jan |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 Aug |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
13 Sep |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
28 Jul |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jan |
0% |