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Doctor Grace

At six years old, the horse has now run 62 times, winning 5 of those races and finishing in the top 3 on 19 occasions—a win rate of roughly 1 in every 12 races. That's not a horse to build dreams around, but it is a horse that keeps turning up and doing the job asked of it, which explains why the yard keep running it.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Bay
Father
Buratino
Mother
Firecrown
Owner
Dundalk Racing Club
Official rating
51

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
62
Career races
5
Wins
8.1%
Win rate
avg ~10%
30.6%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
10 days
Since last race

🏁 Next race

Tomorrow
Curragh
About 1.2 miles · Soft, spongy ground · 27 runners

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
TrackLab's detailed breakdown

Her best chance at the track comes on normal ground over distances between seven furlongs and a mile, where she has won 1 of 7 races (14%)—double her overall win rate. More strikingly, on normal conditions across all distances, Doctor Grace has won 2 of 14 races (roughly 1 in 7), suggesting she genuinely prefers standard ground to faster or slower surfaces. Her most recent victory came at Roscommon on 11 May this year, but she has now gone five months without a win, though she was racing just a day ago. In her last six runs, she has finished ninth, third, twelfth and eleventh—a mixed spell that suggests she remains competitive on her day but is no longer consistent enough to rely on.

Sam Coen has been his most frequent partner, but the partnership has been modest: 1 win from 14 races together puts them at a 7% success rate, fractionally below the horse's overall average. For a horse this age with this record, Doctor Grace seems best finished in the top 3 in her comfort zone—normal ground, seven furlongs to a mile, in races where the pace suits her. Without those conditions aligning, she is back to being a horse hoping to find one more victory before time runs short.

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 14 starts (14%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 14% win rate
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 13% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ 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
Good (a little give)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Ok
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
7F – 1M
Loves
1M6F – 2M
Loves
1M3F – 1M4F
Ok
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
5F – 6½F
Avoids
1M1F – 1M2F
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
9 Oct
9th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 runners
18 Sep
3rd
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 16 runners
4 Sep
12th
Down Royal
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 17 runners
24 Jun
11th
Naas
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 18 runners
12 Jun
DNF
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 18 runners
28 May
DNF
Fairyhouse
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 16 runners
11 May
🏆 Won
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 18 runners
23 Apr
2nd
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 12 runners
10 Apr
5th
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 12 runners
20 Mar
DNF
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 13 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Sam Coen
7.1%
Win rate
1/14
Wins / rides
15.4%
Win rate
2/13
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/5
Wins / rides
Donagh Murphy
0%
Win rate
0/5
Wins / rides
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
W J Lee
100%
Win rate
1/1
Wins / rides
Reese Holohan Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Rory Mulligan
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Dylan O'Connor
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Dundalk
Galloping
38 2 wins, 4 seconds, 4 thirds, 28 other 9 Oct 5.3%
Down Royal
Galloping
4 1 win, 3 other 4 Sep 25%
Navan
Galloping
3 1 win, 1 second, 1 other 26 Apr 33.3%
Gowran Park
Undulating
3 3 other 12 Jun 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
3 1 second, 2 other 20 Jun 0%
Naas
Galloping
3 3 other 24 Jun 0%
Cork
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 21 May 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
1 1 win 11 May 100%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 other 9 Oct 0%
Bellewstown
Sharp
1 1 second 5 Apr 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 other 28 May 0%
The Curragh
Galloping
1 1 other 23 Oct 0%
Tramore
Sharp
1 1 other 16 Aug 0%