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Colleen Danu

There is something quietly admirable about a horse like Colleen Danu — not a superstar, but a consistent, hard-working competitor who keeps showing up. The seven-year-old has won 2 races and finished in the places five times from 18 outings, which works out at winning roughly 1 in every 9 races. That is not a headline number, but it tells the story of a horse that earns its keep.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Bay
Father
Milan
Mother
Colleen Donnoige
Owner
Relwal Syndicate
Rating
110

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
18
Career races
2
Wins
11.1%
Win rate
avg ~10%
27.8%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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Her recent form is genuinely encouraging. Reading from most recent back, those last six runs read 7-2-4-12-4-1 — meaning after a rough patch in the middle, she has bounced back to finish second last time out. That kind of recovery is worth noting. A horse that goes 12th, then fourth, then second is a horse finding its feet again.

Her two wins tell a small story of their own. The first came at Gowran Park in November 2024, then she added another at Clonmel in May 2025 — two different tracks, which suggests she is not just a one-venue wonder who needs everything to fall perfectly. She has not won since that Clonmel victory, but she raced just one day ago, which means she is bang in the middle of a campaign right now and clearly in consistent work.

She is trained by Patrick T Foley, operating out of Bagenalstown in County Carlow. The yard has sent out 14 winners already this season, so this is not a quiet backwater operation — Foley's team know how to get a horse ready to win, and Colleen Danu has already contributed to that tally. For a small yard, 14 winners in a season represents real momentum, and a horse sitting second on her latest run is exactly the kind that could add to that count soon.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
Excellent record on yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
16 Apr
7th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 8 runners
2 Oct
2nd
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
6 Aug
4th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
11 Jul
12th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
6 Jun
4th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 7 runners
15 May
🏆 Won
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
8 Dec
11th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 27 runners
9 Nov
🏆 Won
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 15 runners
4 Oct
6th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 20 runners
12 Dec
14th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 24 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Michael O'Sullivan
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
Simon Torrens Current Jockey
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
Miss M O'Sullivan
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
Richard Condon
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Ms C A Walsh
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Clonmel
Sharp
4 1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 1 other 2 Oct 25%
Gowran Park
Undulating
3 1 win, 2 other 9 Nov 33.3%
Cork
Galloping
2 2 other 11 Jul 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 7 Oct 0%
Limerick
Galloping
2 2 other 16 Apr 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
2 2 other 12 Dec 0%
Galway
Tight
1 1 other 29 Oct 0%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 other 23 Nov 0%
Wexford
Sharp
1 1 other 6 Aug 0%