City House
City House has managed just one win in 27 races, a breakthrough victory at Kempton Park in late October 2023 that now sits nearly three years in the past. The five-year-old has picked up six top-three finishes across its career, showing it can get close to the frame regularly enough, but the wins simply have not come. At the higher Class 1 and 2 level, City House has won nothing from seven attempts, unable to crack that tier despite the trainer's yard sending out 45 winners this season.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Dooley Thoroughbreds
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Recent form tells a familiar story. In its last six races, City House has not threatened a win, though it did finish second most recently, suggesting there is still something left to find. The horse raced just yesterday, so it remains an active proposition for Adrian McGuinness's Lusk yard, but three years without a victory is a long drought for any racehorse. For a five-year-old that has never quite found the consistency to build a winning streak, City House represents the kind of steady, unglamorous competitor that keeps racing yards ticking over — useful enough to run regularly, but never quite the star.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard_to_slow ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 7% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 12 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Avoids
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
16 Oct
6th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 13 runners
10 Oct
8th
Naas
7f – 1m · Soft · 11 runners
26 Sep
5th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Yielding · 11 runners
19 Sep
2nd
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Yielding_To_Soft · 8 runners
2 Aug
7th
Galway
7f – 1m · Yielding · 18 runners
18 Jul
11th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 21 runners
14 Jun
4th
Cork
7f – 1m · Good · 17 runners
23 May
8th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good · 23 runners
6 May
4th
Chester
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners
27 Apr
5th
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
16 Oct |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
26 Jul |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
26 Sep |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
12 Jun |
50% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
10 Oct |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
11 May |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
4 May |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
1 Aug |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Jun |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
8 Jul |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Jun |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Nov |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
19 Sep |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
6 May |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
2 Aug |
0% |