Dani Donadoni
Dani Donadoni is a six-year-old who has won 2 of his 9 races and placed in another 5, giving him a win rate of roughly 1 in every 5 attempts. That record — solid rather than spectacular — masks something worth watching: the horse races for
W P Mullins, one of the most successful yards in Britain and Ireland, a trainer who has already sent out 215 winners this season alone. Mullins backs his horses carefully, and if he keeps running Dani Donadoni, there is probably a reason.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse won his first race at Limerick on 1 April 2025, then had to wait over a year for his second victory, which came at the same track on 22 March 2026. Four months have passed since that win, and looking at his most recent six races — a sequence that reads 5, blank, 1, blank, 2, 2 — Dani Donadoni has been placed in three of the last four runs, with that victory breaking a drought. The pattern suggests a horse who knows how to get close to winning but does not do it often enough. What is encouraging is that he has raced within the last day or so, meaning he is actively in work, and the recent placings show he is still competitive. For a six-year-old, he may be settling into his best window — old enough to have learned something about racing, young enough to still improve. Limerick clearly suits him; he has won twice there, which is more than a coincidence at this stage in his career.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Aug
DNF
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 22 runners
6 Jul
2nd
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 7 runners
27 May
2nd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 5 runners
2 May
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
22 Mar
🏆 Won
1%
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 9 runners
29 Dec
5th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
7 Dec
2nd
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 21 runners
1 May
4th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 14 runners
1 Apr
🏆 Won
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 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 |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
2 wins |
22 Mar |
100% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
2 May |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
27 May |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
6 Jul |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
1 Aug |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
7 Dec |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Dec |
0% |