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Dancing Saxon

There is a horse making a strong case for itself right now. Dancing Saxon, a 3-year-old trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien at Owning Hill in County Kilkenny, has won 2 of its last 6 races and is clearly in the form of its life — the most recent of those wins came at Limerick just this week, making it one of the freshest results you can find.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
3 years old
Sex
Filly
Colour
Bay
Father
Saxon Warrior
Mother
Lady Adelaide
Owner
Fishdance Limited
Rating
74

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
7
Career races
2
Wins
28.6%
Win rate
avg ~10%
42.9%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🏁 Next Race

Tomorrow
Naas
About 6 furlongs · Mostly firm ground · 15 runners

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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Across its career, Dancing Saxon has won 2 races and finished in the places a further 3 times from just 7 outings — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 3 races, which is a genuinely strong return at this stage of a young horse's development. What makes that number more meaningful is where it tends to happen: over distances of seven furlongs to a mile, Dancing Saxon has won 2 of its 4 races, a 50% win rate that tells you this is a horse that has found its range. Not every horse figures out what suits it so quickly; Dancing Saxon seems to know exactly what it wants.

The recent sequence of results — a win, then another win, then a sixth, a fourth, a tenth, and a third — reads like a horse that can be brilliant one day and frustrating the next, which is entirely normal for a young 3-year-old still learning the game. The two wins bookending that run are the ones that matter most, and back-to-back victories suggest something is clicking into place. It all started at Dundalk in February 2026, where Dancing Saxon broke its duck for the first time, and the Limerick win this week shows the progression has been real.

The operation behind the horse is no afterthought either. Joseph Patrick O'Brien's yard has sent out 160 winners already this season — that is the kind of output that puts a stable among the most powerful in Ireland. When a trainer of that calibre keeps running a horse and it keeps winning, it is worth paying attention. Dancing Saxon is young, in form, and in the right hands.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 50% win rate

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
7F – 1M
Loves
5F – 6½F
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
11 Jul
🏆 Won
Limerick
7f – 1m · Good · 11 runners
6 Feb
🏆 Won
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 6 runners
17 Oct
6th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 15 runners
19 Sep
4th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 17 runners
4 Aug
10th
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Yielding · 25 runners
9 Jul
3rd
Fairyhouse
5f – 6½f · Good · 15 runners
12 Jun
10th
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Soft · 20 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
J M Sheridan Current Jockey
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
Dundalk
Galloping
3 1 win, 2 other 6 Feb 33.3%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 win 11 Jul 100%
Naas
Galloping
1 1 other 4 Aug 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 12 Jun 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 third 9 Jul 0%