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Drop The Anchor

11-year-old gelding with a 6% win rate who thrives on very wet, muddy ground.
Quick Facts
Age
11 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Shantou
Mother
Close To Shore
Trainer
Owner
John P McManus
Rating
104

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
31
Career races
2
Wins
6.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
9.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
198 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on heavy ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 12 starts
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
Poor record on yielding_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Returning from a 198-day absence

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Heavy (very wet)
Loves
Good to yielding
Good (firm-ish)
Soft to heavy
Good to soft
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Yielding
Avoids
Yielding to soft
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
7F – 1M
1M6F – 2M
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Loves
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Right-handed, undulating
Left-handed, tight turning
Right-handed, tight turning
Avoids
Right-handed, tight
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Sep
8th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
30 Jul
10th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 23 runners
8 Jul
8th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
20 Apr
🏆 Won
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 25 runners
23 Mar
8th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 15 runners
8 Mar
5th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 23 runners
23 Jan
7th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 19 runners
29 Dec
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 13 runners
3 Dec
9th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
28 Oct
12th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 14 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/8
Won / Rode
Harry Sexton Current Jockey
16.7%
Win rate
1/6
Won / Rode
20%
Win rate
1/5
Won / Rode
Aidan Kelly
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
Miss Charlotte Butler
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Mr J H Williamson
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Kevin Manning
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Charlie O'Dwyer
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Peter Smithers
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Naas
Galloping
4 1 win, 3 other 12 Nov 25%
Navan
Galloping
4 1 third, 3 other 9 Dec 0%
The Curragh
Galloping
3 3 other 5 Oct 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 20 Apr 50%
Gowran Park
Undulating
2 2 other 8 Mar 0%
Galway
Tight
2 2 other 30 Jul 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
2 2 other 2 Jul 0%
Limerick
Galloping
2 2 other 23 Mar 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 other 30 Apr 0%
Wexford
Sharp
1 1 other 28 Oct 0%
Kilbeggan
Tight
1 1 other 12 Jul 0%
Tramore
Sharp
1 1 other 8 Jul 0%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 other 22 Sep 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 6 Feb 0%
Ascot
Galloping
1 1 other 18 Dec 0%
Cheltenham
Galloping
1 1 other 16 Mar 0%
Clonmel
Sharp
1 1 other 3 Dec 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
1 1 other 12 Sep 0%