Dream Shaper
Dream Shaper is a seven-year-old horse that has taken a long time to find the winner's enclosure. In 31 career races, the horse has managed just one win, to go with two other place finishes—a win rate of 3 percent, or roughly 1 victory in every 33 attempts. That single success came at Kilbeggan on 24 July 2026, and remarkably, it remains the horse's only win to date, nearly two months ago now.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse has been racing consistently in recent weeks. Looking at the last six runs, Dream Shaper failed to place in the two most recent outings but did manage a third-place finish three races back. The recent form reads as unplaced, unplaced, eighth, a win, third, and ninth—the kind of results you see from a horse that can occasionally catch a race but more often than not finds the assignment too tough. Miss A B O'Connor has been the regular rider, partnering Dream Shaper seven times without a win between them, which suggests the pairing has yet to click despite the familiarity. Dream Shaper raced just yesterday, so the yard are keeping the horse active and looking for opportunities. At this level of performance over such a long career, each small success becomes noteworthy—and that one victory at Kilbeggan clearly matters to everyone involved.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 10 starts (10%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Galway in 8 attempts
⚠ Yet to win at Ballinrobe in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
24 Sep
DNF
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
19 Aug
DNF
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
2 Aug
8th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
24 Jul
🏆 Won
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
12 Jul
3rd
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
22 Mar
9th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 14 runners
7 Dec
DNF
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 27 runners
14 Oct
17th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 22 runners
3 Oct
7th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
8 Sep
12th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 21 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 |
|---|
| Galway Tight |
8 |
8 other |
2 Aug |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
5 |
5 other |
22 Jul |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
24 Jul |
33.3% |
| Sligo Sharp |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
19 Aug |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
7 Dec |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
14 Oct |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
14 May |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Dec |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Nov |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
5 Mar |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Mar |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
24 Sep |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
3 Oct |
0% |