Cardiff By The Sea
Cardiff By The Sea has won just once in nine races, but that single victory at Cork last April remains the high point of a frustrating campaign for the three-year-old. Since that win six months ago, the horse has been chasing another success without luck. Recent form tells the story: a first-place finish just over a week ago should have signalled a return to the winner's circle, but the horse has also run fifth twice and seventh once in the last six starts, suggesting inconsistency at this stage of its career.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
P J Obrien Mrs P Shanahan M Oflynn
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🏁 Next race
Fri 23 Oct
Dundalk (AW)
About 5 furlongs · Standard all-weather surface · 26 runners
→
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The numbers are modest—one win and three places from nine races amounts to a win rate of roughly 1 in 9—but trainer J A Stack's Golden yard has been sending out winners regularly this season, with 12 victories already. That suggests the trainer knows how to get horses to the line when conditions align. For Cardiff By The Sea, the challenge now is finding that consistency. With the horse still racing actively and a recent placing to build on, there is time yet for it to discover the form that brought that Cork win. At three years old, improvement is still possible, though the six-month gap since the last success will concern the yard hoping for a breakthrough.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
26 Sep
2nd
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 20 runners
30 Aug
5th
Cork
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 10 runners
4 Jul
5th
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 5 runners
20 Jun
7th
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Soft · 15 runners
27 Apr
14th
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 16 runners
4 Apr
🏆 Won
Cork
5f – 6½f · Soft · 12 runners
23 Jul
7th
Naas
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 8 runners
18 Jun
4th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 25 runners
18 May
2nd
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 6 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 |
|---|
| Naas Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
4 Jul |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
30 Aug |
50% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Jun |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Jun |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
26 Sep |
0% |