City Of Cork
City Of Cork is a five-year-old that has finally found the winner's circle at the right moment. The horse won at Clonmel just this week, on 22 October, breaking through for its first career victory after three previous races without success. It's a breakthrough that matters: with just one win from four races overall, City Of Cork is still learning where it belongs on the track, but the timing suggests the horse is starting to figure it out.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
The most encouraging sign is the recent form. After finishing fourth in its last outing, City Of Cork bounced back immediately to win, then posted a third-place finish next time out. That's the kind of consistency — a win followed by a top-3 finish — that trainers watch for. It shows the horse isn't a one-off fluke but something with genuine race fitness and will to compete.
Joseph Patrick O'Brien's yard at Owning Hill has been prolific this season, sending out 160 winners, so City Of Cork is in a busy, successful operation. With the horse currently active and having raced just a day ago, it's one that the trainer clearly trusts to run regularly. For a five-year-old that has only just won its first race, the next few months will be telling — whether this Clonmel victory signals a horse ready to build a winning record, or whether it was simply the right race at the right time. Either way, it's one worth watching.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
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🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Oct
🏆 Won
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
5 Mar
4th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 8 runners
8 Feb
3rd
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 10 runners
6 Dec
7th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 29 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 |
|---|
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
8 Feb |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
22 Oct |
100% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
5 Mar |
0% |