Doctor Confusion
Doctor Confusion is a five-year-old who has not yet found the winner's enclosure. In seven races so far, the horse has crossed the line first exactly zero times, though it did manage a place finish. That single point in the prize list — a second or third, somewhere in those seven attempts — represents the only tangible success of its career.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Anthony Coughlan Heating Plumbing Ltd
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Henry de Bromhead's yard at Knockeen has been prolific this season, sending out 110 winners, so Doctor Confusion is running in serious company. The most recent outing came just a day ago, where the horse finished eighth. Before that, a sixth-place finish. Looking at the last six races, the pattern is consistent: an eighth, then a miss or a cancellation, then another eighth in the middle of the sequence, a fourth, a third, and the most recent eighth. There have been no wins in any of those races. For a five-year-old still searching for a breakthrough, the clock is ticking on whether this horse will ever make the jump from place-horse to winner.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Oct
3rd
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
18 Sep
3rd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
16 Aug
4th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
21 Jul
8th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
6 Aug
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
14 May
6th
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 15 runners
8 Dec
8th
Cork
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 23 runners
17 Nov
6th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · 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 |
|---|
| Tramore Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
8 Oct |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
21 Jul |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Nov |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
6 Aug |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 May |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
18 Sep |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Dec |
0% |