Cappa Hill
Cappa Hill is a 6-year-old with the kind of record that speaks to solid, honest racing rather than headline-grabbing brilliance. From 11 races, the horse has won twice and finished in the first few places five times—a win rate of roughly one in every five-and-a-half races. That's respectable enough, but the story is really in what those wins cost in terms of time and effort. The first came at Cork in August 2025, and the second followed two months later at Tipperary in October. It has been ten months since that last victory, which tells you this is a horse that needs to find a winning rhythm again.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
45.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form reads 4-5-–-8-8-1, which is a mixed picture: a fourth and a fifth in the last two races, some further back finishes before that, and a win buried three races back. Cappa Hill raced just a day ago and is clearly still active and being campaigned, so there is work to do to get the horse back to the kind of form that produced those two wins. The most frequent rider is jockey Darragh O'Keeffe, though their partnership has yielded just one win from five races together—a 20% win rate, which is respectable but not remarkable. Trainer Sean Joseph Allen, based at Fermoy in Cork, has sent out four winners this season and will be looking to get Cappa Hill back among them. Right now, the challenge is straightforward: a horse with proven ability to win, but one that needs to shake off the recent disappointments and recapture the form that clicked at Cork and Tipperary.
⚡ 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)
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Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
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🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
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Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Aug
4th
Tramore
1m6f – 2m · Good · 6 runners
17 Jul
5th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 7 runners
9 May
DNF
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
5 Apr
8th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 20 runners
23 Nov
8th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 9 runners
5 Oct
🏆 Won
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 8 runners
4 Aug
🏆 Won
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
28 May
3rd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
23 Mar
8th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 21 runners
6 Mar
3rd
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 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 |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
5 Apr |
33.3% |
| Killarney Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
17 Jul |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
5 Oct |
100% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
6 Mar |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 Aug |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
28 May |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Nov |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Mar |
0% |