Chicago Fireball
4-year-old gelding, a consistent performer, with 3 wins from 20 runs over 1m1f – 1m2f.
Owner
Samuel M Mencoff & Anthony Paul Smurfit
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 40% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Returning from a 169-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at The Curragh in 7 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Likes
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
11 Oct
2nd
Naas
7f – 1m · Yielding · 13 runners
13 Sep
14th
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
13 Aug
🏆 Won
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Good · 6 runners
13 Jun
17th
Cork
7f – 1m · Good · 19 runners
24 May
7th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Good · 21 runners
6 May
6th
Cork
7f – 1m · Good · 9 runners
23 Mar
11th
Naas
7f – 1m · Soft_To_Heavy · 15 runners
28 Sep
2nd
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
31 Aug
7th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 24 runners
10 Aug
2nd
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 11 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 |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
7 |
2 seconds, 5 other |
24 May |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 1 third, 1 other |
13 Sep |
33.3% |
| Naas Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 1 third, 1 other |
11 Oct |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
2 wins |
13 Aug |
100% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
5 Apr |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
13 Jun |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
5 Jul |
0% |