Dandy Land
Dandy Land has waited a long time between victories. The four-year-old broke its duck at Naas two months ago, on 3 August, but has managed only that single win from ten career races — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 10 starts. That opening success came late; many horses find the winning post far more often by this stage of their lives.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Probity Racing Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Since that breakthrough, Dandy Land has shown glimpses of ability without quite delivering. In the last six races, the horse has finished eighth and sixth, but also landed a second place and two thirds, suggesting it remains capable of reaching the frame without recapturing that Naas form. The recent second-place finish hints at competitive races at the right level, yet consistency remains the challenge. Trainer W. McCreery's yard at Rathbride has sent out 19 winners this season, so Dandy Land sits among horses of varying quality at a busy operation. With just one win to its name, it remains very much a work in progress — the kind of horse that shows enough to keep its the yard hopeful but hasn't yet proved it can win with any real frequency.
⚡ 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%)
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Oct
6th
Bellewstown
5f – 6½f · Soft_To_Heavy · 10 runners
23 Aug
8th
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 19 runners
3 Aug
🏆 Won
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 15 runners
17 Jul
2nd
Down Royal
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
3 Jul
3rd
Bellewstown
5f – 6½f · Good · 14 runners
12 Jun
DNF
Fairyhouse
5f – 6½f · Good · 16 runners
3 Jun
6th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Yielding · 23 runners
31 Oct
9th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 15 runners
17 Oct
4th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
8 Oct
8th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 12 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 |
|---|
| Naas Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
23 Aug |
50% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
1 Oct |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
31 Oct |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Jun |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jun |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
17 Jul |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Oct |
0% |