County Carlow
County Carlow is still searching for consistency at three years old, with just one win from seven races so far—a breakthrough victory at Sligo back in May that remains his sole success. That win came over five furlongs, a distance where he has shown his best form: he's won 1 of his 3 races at that trip, suggesting he performs better when asked to sprint rather than stretch out. Since that Sligo success five months ago, however, the horse has managed only a couple of placed efforts, most recently finishing second a few races back, but has struggled to find the winner's enclosure again.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Future Champions Racing Syn Ben Haslam
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Ben Haslam's yard at Middleham Moor has had a solid season with 35 winners to their name, and County Carlow represents the kind of work-in-progress that requires patience. His recent form reads inconsistently—a distant seventh on his last outing just a day ago, then a eighteenth before that, followed by a couple of encouraging runs including that second-place finish. At this stage, the three-year-old needs to find his feet at the right distance and conditions; everything points to him being best served by staying sharp over five to six and a half furlongs. Whether he can recapture the form that brought him home first at Sligo will likely depend on getting the race profile right.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 33% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
19 Sep
7th
Chester
7f – 1m · Heavy · 11 runners
28 Aug
18th
Thirsk
5f – 6½f · Good · 20 runners
15 Aug
7th
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
5 Jun
2nd
Fairyhouse
7f – 1m · Good · 7 runners
3 May
🏆 Won
Sligo
5f – 6½f · Yielding_To_Soft · 9 runners
10 Apr
4th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 10 runners
20 Mar
2nd
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 17 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 |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
10 Apr |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
3 May |
100% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Aug |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
19 Sep |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Aug |
0% |