Cailin Deas
There's a certain stubbornness about a horse that takes 13 races to find the winner's enclosure, but Cailin Deas eventually got there — and did so at Kilbeggan on 22 August 2025, a result that felt a long time coming. With just 1 win from 13 races, that's a win rate of roughly 1 in every 13 outings, but the record of 5 places alongside that single victory tells you this is a horse that has been competitive without quite getting over the line. Now eight years old and still active — she ran just a day ago — Cailin Deas is clearly not done yet.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
38.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trained by Ian Patrick Donoghue out of Clonalvy in County Meath, she's part of a yard that has sent out 26 winners this season, so there's form and capability in the stable. Recent runs show a patchy picture — two no-shows sandwiching a win, a fourth, and a seventh — which suggests a horse that turns up on its own terms. That Kilbeggan victory stands as the high point of a career that has asked for patience from everyone involved.
At eight, horses often know themselves better than they did at four or five, and the fact that Cailin Deas is still racing and still placing suggests Donoghue sees enough there to keep going. Whether another win is around the corner is an open question, but a yard firing on all cylinders and a horse that has already proved it can win make this a profile worth watching.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 May
3rd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
20 Nov
DNF
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 20 runners
16 Oct
7th
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
22 Aug
🏆 Won
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
2 Aug
4th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
22 Jul
DNF
Ballinrobe
1m6f – 2m · Good · 9 runners
10 Jun
8th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
25 Oct
4th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 6 runners
19 Oct
3rd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
4 Oct
10th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 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 |
|---|
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
22 Aug |
50% |
| Sligo Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
10 Jun |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
20 Nov |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
2 Aug |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
22 May |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Jul |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
17 Sep |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
19 Oct |
0% |