City House
City House has won just once in 23 races—a solitary success at Kempton Park in October 2023 that now feels like ancient history, nearly three years ago. The 5-year-old has not tasted victory since, stringing together a run of 22 races without a win and showing little sign of breaking that drought. Recent outings have been modest: a seventh place, an eleventh, a fourth, an eighth, and two fourths in the last half-dozen races suggest a horse going through the motions rather than threatening anything.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Dooley Thoroughbreds J Fairhurst
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
21.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What makes City House interesting is not what he has achieved, but where he might find success if the pieces align. At distances between 5 furlongs and 6½ furlongs—the sprint range—he has managed a win from 15 races (roughly 1 in 7), which is measurably better than his overall 4% win rate. That suggests there is a race in him at the right trip and the right level. His trainer, Adrian McGuinness at Lusk in Co Dublin, is a productive operator with 45 winners sent out this season, so the yard knows how to win races. The problem is City House's recent record at the top end: he has lined up in Class 2 races seven times and failed to trouble the judge once. He needs to drop back down the levels to smaller competitions, find that sprint distance again, and hope the break of nearly three years since his sole victory was not the end of the story rather than a pause in it.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ 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 7 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 10 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
🏅 Competition 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
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
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
20 Feb
2nd
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
6 Feb
4th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 4 runners
16 Jan
7th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 8 runners
26 Jul
19th
Ascot
7f – 1m · Good · 22 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
20 Feb |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
26 Jul |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
12 Jun |
50% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
11 May |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
1 Aug |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
4 May |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
18 Jul |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Jun |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Apr |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
6 May |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Nov |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
2 Aug |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Jun |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
8 Jul |
0% |