Demanding Gerry
Thirteen races, zero wins, and a seven-year-old who keeps showing up anyway — that is Demanding Gerry in a nutshell. Trained by
James Andrew Fahey out of Stradbally in County Laois, this horse has never made it to the winner's enclosure across a career that now spans 13 races, picking up just 4 places along the way. For context, that means it has finished in the top three or four without actually winning in roughly 1 in every 3 outings — close enough to be frustrating, not close enough to matter where it counts.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Thelostshoegang Partnership
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
30.8%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What makes the recent form genuinely interesting is the consistency of near-misses. Over the last six races, Demanding Gerry has posted 2-12-2-2-2-5 — four runner-up finishes in that sequence alone. That is not a horse that is falling apart or running out of ideas. That is a horse that keeps finding one too good on the day. The 12th-place finish stands out as the outlier; everything either side of it suggests a horse that competes honestly and finds its level, even if that level always seems to come with a silver medal attached.
Fahey's yard has sent out 5 winners this season, so the operation clearly knows how to get a horse to the front. Whether Demanding Gerry can finally join that list is the open question. At seven, it is not getting any younger, and 13 races without a win is a long time to keep asking. But it raced just yesterday, which tells you the team still believes there is something worth running for. Sometimes that is enough of a reason to keep watching.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
27 May
2nd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
14 Oct
12th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 22 runners
2 Oct
2nd
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
25 Jul
2nd
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
14 Jul
2nd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
23 May
5th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
29 Nov
7th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
21 Nov
6th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
5 Nov
6th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
10 Oct
7th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
29 Nov |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
14 Jul |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
10 Oct |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 second |
25 Jul |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Nov |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Oct |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Oct |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
27 May |
0% |