Coul Dreamer
Coul Dreamer is a horse still waiting for its second moment in the sun. The five-year-old broke its duck on 15 November 2024 at Punchestown, but that win has turned out to be a high-water mark rather than a launching pad. Since that success, it has raced six more times without finding the winner's enclosure again, though it has picked up placings along the way — finishing fourth twice and third once in that recent stretch. Across its 16-race career, Coul Dreamer has won just once and placed five times, a record that puts it at the lower end of the winning scale.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Mrs Suzanne Mcauley Ms C A Jennings
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse does have a sweet spot, though. Over distances between a mile and six furlongs and two miles, it has won one of four races — a 25 percent win rate at those longer trips. That's the kind of form that suggests the yard have found the right type of race for it. Trained by W McCreery's yard at Rathbride in County Kildare, which has been in decent form with 19 winners sent out this season, Coul Dreamer is still actively racing. It was out just a day ago, which means the team believes there is still work to be done and races to be won.
Twenty months is a long drought between victories, and the most recent form does not point to an imminent breakthrough — four placings in the last six runs is respectable enough, but wins matter, and Coul Dreamer is hungry for a second one.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Jul
DNF
Wexford
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
14 Jul
4th
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 8 runners
22 Jun
4th
Ballinrobe
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners
4 Jun
9th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 16 runners
12 May
3rd
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 13 runners
28 Mar
13th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Soft_To_Heavy · 15 runners
24 Oct
4th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 5 runners
13 Oct
12th
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 13 runners
11 Sep
2nd
Clonmel
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding_To_Soft · 12 runners
1 Dec
4th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 6 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 |
|---|
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
15 Nov |
50% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
13 Oct |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
14 Jul |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
14 Aug |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jun |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Jun |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Mar |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Jul |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Oct |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Dec |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 Aug |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
24 Oct |
0% |