Ceol Draiochta
Five years old and still searching for a first win, Ceol Draiochta is a horse that has tested the patience of
Adam Nicol's yard in Seahouses, Northumberland. Across 10 races, it has managed just a single placed finish — meaning it has finished in the top few without winning — and has drawn a blank in each of its last six outings. A finish of fourth is the best it has managed in that recent run, with a twelfth-place effort also in the mix. The dashes in its form figures mean it fell, was pulled up, or was otherwise not given an official finishing position, so the full picture is even more stop-start than the numbers suggest.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
10%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Jockey Kieren Buckley has been the regular partner, taking the ride in 7 of those 10 races without finding the winner's enclosure once. That is a long run of near-misses and outright disappointments for both horse and rider, and at some point the team will need to find a new angle — whether that is a different trip, different ground, or simply a race that plays more to whatever strengths Ceol Draiochta has shown in training.
The one bright spot is that this horse raced just yesterday and is clearly being kept active, which suggests Nicol still believes there is something to work with. His yard has sent out 26 winners this season, so the operation clearly knows how to get horses performing. Whether Ceol Draiochta can become one of those winners remains the question — but for now, it is a horse still very much looking for its moment.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Jul
DNF
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
24 May
4th
Kelso
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
30 Jul
DNF
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 23 runners
19 Jun
12th
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Good · 13 runners
24 Apr
10th
Kilbeggan
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
1 Dec
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 6 runners
26 Oct
10th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 17 runners
13 Sep
5th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
22 Aug
DNF
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
12 Aug
2nd
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 16 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 |
|---|
| Galway Tight |
2 |
2 other |
30 Jul |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
13 Sep |
0% |
| Perth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jul |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Dec |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Jun |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
24 Apr |
0% |
| Kelso Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
24 May |
0% |