Centreofattention
Centreofattention has been waiting a long time for a second win. The seven-year-old broke its duck on debut at Wincanton in January 2024, winning a competitive race after taking time to settle into things and eventually pulling clear, but that remains its only success from ten outings. Since then, it has picked up three places but drawn a blank in its last six races, most recently finishing eighth and eleventh. With a win rate of just 1 in 10 races overall, it is a horse that tries hard without quite delivering often enough.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
The horse does show one real strength: it races best at the longer distances of one mile six furlongs to two miles, where it has managed 1 win from 4 races — a 25 per cent win rate that is noticeably better than its overall form. Trainer E Bolger, based at Bruree in County Limerick, believes there is scope for Centreofattention to go further still, and has deliberately begun schooling it over hurdles with an eye on eventually stepping it up in distance. Bolger's yard is having a solid season with 14 winners already, so there is competence behind the decision. The thinking seems sound: at a horse that struggles to win at shorter trips, stretching Centreofattention out even further might unlock something. Whether it will is another question, but having raced only yesterday, Centreofattention is very much still in work and still being campaigned with purpose by its the yard.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
11 Oct
10th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
8 Aug
3rd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
22 Jul
2nd
Wexford
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
10 Jul
DNF
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
15 May
8th
Kilbeggan
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
6 Dec
11th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 27 runners
13 Nov
DNF
Punchestown
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 25 runners
25 Oct
6th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 16 runners
30 Apr
8th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 10 runners
12 Jan
🏆 Won
Wincanton
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 8 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 |
|---|
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
13 Nov |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
2 other |
10 Jul |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
8 Aug |
0% |
| Wincanton Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
12 Jan |
100% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
25 Oct |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Dec |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Oct |
0% |