Dreal Deal
Dreal Deal is a veteran campaigner now in its eleventh year, and it carries the look of a horse that has been around the block more than a few times. With four wins from 43 races, it wins roughly once in every eleven attempts — a modest win rate that reflects a career spent mostly in the middle ranks rather than at the top level. The last of those wins came at Killarney on 18 July 2025, meaning it has been fourteen months since Dreal Deal tasted victory. That is a long drought for any horse, and the form figures from its last six outings tell the story: 9-6-2-*-3-12, a sequence that shows struggle without reward.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Mark Devlin Philip Smith Nigel Ohare P J Rothwell
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
27.9%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The partnership between Dreal Deal and jockey Simon Torrens is worth noting. When the two have paired up—a total of ten times—Torrens has won on the horse three times, a win rate that sits at 30 percent. That is considerably better than Dreal Deal's overall record and suggests the jockey and horse have found a workable rhythm together. Trainer P J Rothwell, based at Tinahely in Co Wicklow, sent out 35 winners from the yard this season, so the operation is clearly competitive. Dreal Deal, however, remains one of the harder nuts to crack: solid enough to pick up places and keep showing up on racecards at eleven years old, but no longer the horse that can find the winner's enclosure with any regularity. Still, it raced just a day ago, so there is fight left in this one yet.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on yielding ground: 1 wins from 7 starts (14%)
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 9 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Navan in 5 attempts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
26 Aug
9th
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
17 Jul
6th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 9 runners
25 May
2nd
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
29 Apr
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 14 runners
4 Apr
3rd
Haydock Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
2 Mar
12th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 16 runners
1 Feb
10th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 23 runners
14 Nov
6th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 9 runners
27 Sep
4th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 15 runners
23 Aug
2nd
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 15 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
5 |
1 win, 4 other |
22 Mar |
20% |
| Navan Galloping |
5 |
5 other |
18 Nov |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
4 |
1 win, 1 second, 2 other |
17 Jul |
25% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
29 Apr |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
2 Mar |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
10 Jun |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
10 Jun |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
25 May |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
14 Apr |
100% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
18 May |
100% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
4 Apr |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jul |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 third |
12 May |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Jan |
0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Nov |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Apr |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
28 Nov |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 Aug |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 Mar |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 third |
4 Aug |
0% |
| Aintree Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Apr |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
18 Apr |
0% |
| Cartmel Tight |
1 |
1 second |
29 May |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Oct |
0% |