Circus Hill
Circus Hill has found the winner's enclosure just once in seven outings, but that breakthrough at Sligo four weeks ago suggests the five-year-old is finally clicking with the track. The horse has won 1 of 7 races — a modest record on paper, though consistency in placing tells a different story. Looking at the last six runs, Circus Hill has finished in the frame five times, missing out only on one fourth-place finish. That pattern of near-misses and placings, capped by a victory, hints at a horse that knows how to run well but needs the right conditions or the right setup to get across the line.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Dermot J Kelly E J Burns Sandra C Kelly
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Mark Michael McNiff's yard at Strandhill has had a quiet season by some standards, with five winners sent out so far, and Circus Hill represents the sort of steady, improving type that keeps small training operations competitive. The horse was last raced just a day ago, so the yard are keeping it sharp and active — this is a horse in work, not resting on its single win. Sligo clearly suits Circus Hill; both the debut victory and the most recent outing came at that track, a month apart. For a five-year-old with limited experience at the winner's post, establishing a course where things click is valuable, and Circus Hill may well find its way back there soon enough.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
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Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
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🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
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Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
6 Aug
2nd
1
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
12 Jul
🏆 Won
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
9 Jun
2nd
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
12 May
4th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
5 Oct
4th
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
20 Aug
2nd
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
10 Jun
6th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 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 |
|---|
| Sligo Sharp |
6 |
1 win, 3 seconds, 2 other |
6 Aug |
16.7% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Oct |
0% |