The horse has found his sweet spot at distances between one mile and three furlongs and one mile and four furlongs, where he has won one race from seven attempts — a fourteen percent win rate at that specific trip that is well above his overall average. This is the kind of detail that matters to trainers plotting his next move: he is not a natural racehorse, but he knows how to win in the right conditions and at the right distance. His first career success came at Dundalk on 24 February 2023, and he has been a consistent middle-order runner ever since, regularly placing in the top three even when he does not quite get the job done.
One curiosity is his record with jockey Shane Foley, with whom he has raced six times without a win. Whatever works in other partnerships has not yet clicked in that pairing, but his most recent outing was just a day ago, keeping him active and in the mix. For a horse at this stage of his career with modest overall numbers, consistency in the right conditions and the occasional win is exactly what you would hope for — and Deluca Chop is delivering on that modest promise.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
12 | 1 win, 2 seconds, 4 thirds, 5 other | 25 Sep | 8.3% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
3 | 1 win, 2 other | 20 Jun | 33.3% |
| Navan Galloping |
3 | 1 win, 1 third, 1 other | 27 Aug | 33.3% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
3 | 3 other | 26 Jul | 0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 5 Jul | 0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 16 Jul | 0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 5 Aug | 0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 18 May | 0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 | 1 other | 31 Oct | 0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 9 Sep | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 19 May | 0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 6 Oct | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 30 Aug | 0% |