Charlie's Dilemma
Charlie's Dilemma is a seven-year-old that has yet to find the winner's circle. Across 16 races, the horse has managed six places but no victories—a record that tells you this is a hard-luck story or a horse that simply hasn't quite got what it takes at the level it's running. The most recent form is particularly tough: five races without a place finish, including two eighth-place efforts that suggest the gaps are widening. Just last week, the horse was back on the track, so there is at least some belief in the yard that things might turn around.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
John C McConnell's team at Stamullen is a busy operation that has already saddled 36 winners this season, so the trainer clearly knows how to get horses to the line. Mr A Harvey has been the go-to rider, partnering Charlie's Dilemma seven times, but those pairings have yet to produce a breakthrough. At this stage in the horse's career—at seven years old with no wins under its belt—the window for a first success is narrowing. Some horses slot into races where everything clicks and they notch that elusive victory; others drift into a pattern of near-misses and begin to wear the tag of a horse that just runs without winning. Charlie's Dilemma is knocking on that door. Still, being out racing regularly means the the yard haven't given up, and one kind race at the right moment might finally deliver the breakthrough.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
7 Aug
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
23 Jul
5th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
2 Jul
4th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
26 May
8th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
19 Apr
8th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 10 runners
1 Feb
7th
Musselburgh
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
29 Nov
DNF
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
7 Nov
3rd
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
7 Oct
2nd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
4 Sep
2nd
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 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 |
|---|
| Wexford Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
7 Aug |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
15 Jul |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Jul |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jun |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
1 Sep |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
8 Aug |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 May |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 second |
4 Sep |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
7 Oct |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
7 Nov |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
1 Feb |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Jul |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
29 Nov |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
19 Apr |
0% |