Camino Lad
Camino Lad is a three-year-old still finding his feet on the track, but the signs are encouraging. The horse has won 1 of his 5 races — a win rate of 20 percent — and has picked up four places to go with that single victory, suggesting he is competitive without yet being a consistent winner. His recent form tells a story of a young runner learning his trade: a second-place finish, then his only win five weeks ago at Bellewstown, followed by fourth, second again, and most recently a third-place finish just a day ago. That latest run came hot on the heels of the one before it, which speaks to an active campaigning strategy by his the yard.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Sean Jones David Spratt
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by G. M. Lyons at Dunsany in County Meath, Camino Lad is part of a yard in excellent form. Lyons has sent out 43 winners already this season, so the horse is in a stable with genuine momentum and proven ability to get runners into the winner's circle. His breakthrough came at Bellewstown back in August — a track that clearly suits him — and he has shown enough consistency in place finishes since then to suggest he belongs in this company. At three years old, he is still developing, and the pattern of his recent results — mixing wins with places and the occasional bigger distance beaten — is typical of a horse gradually learning what it takes to win races at the highest level he is currently competing. With the right opportunity and continued racing, Camino Lad looks like a horse worth keeping an eye on.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
9 Oct
7th
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 7 runners
25 Sep
2nd
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 runners
25 Aug
🏆 Won
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Good_To_Yielding · 15 runners
13 Jul
4th
Killarney
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 9 runners
22 Jun
2nd
Ballinrobe
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 7 runners
10 Jun
3rd
Limerick
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
9 Oct |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
25 Aug |
100% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
22 Jun |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
10 Jun |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jul |
0% |