Courtlough Gula
Courtlough Gula is a three-year-old still searching for that first win. With five races completed and nothing yet to show for the effort, the horse has finished between ninth and sixteenth place in recent outings — a sequence that suggests the level of competition has yet to be cracked. Most recently, a thirteenth-place finish came just a day ago, meaning the horse is back in training and pointed at the next opportunity. Trainer
P Cluskey's Balbriggan yard has had only a modest season so far with two winners, so there is no sense that Courtlough Gula is part of a powerhouse operation turning out winners at will.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Paul M Butler James Patrick Byrne
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The question at this stage is simple: does the horse have the ability to win a race at all? That is not meant unkindly — some horses take time, and others simply do not have the speed or class their the yard had hoped for. With no sign of improvement across these five runs, and no finish that hinted at coming close, Courtlough Gula will need to find something different soon or risk becoming one of those horses whose racing career passes without a victory.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Oct
13th
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Soft · 14 runners
1 Oct
11th
Bellewstown
1m6f – 2m · Soft_To_Heavy · 12 runners
19 Jun
12th
Limerick
7f – 1m · Soft · 17 runners
29 May
9th
Down Royal
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners
18 Sep
16th
Naas
7f – 1m · Yielding_To_Soft · 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 |
|---|
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 May |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Jun |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Sep |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
1 Oct |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
12 Oct |
0% |