Echinacea
Echinacea is a four-year-old horse still searching for a breakthrough moment. With eighteen races under its belt and no wins to show for them, the horse has proved a stubborn customer — picking up six placings along the way, but never quite getting over the line. Most recently, it finished ninth, then fourth, then ninth again, before a pair of second-place finishes gave the yard at least some encouragement.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Just In Case Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Robbie Colgan has been the main pilot, riding Echinacea five times without a win, which tells you the problem is not simply a jockey mismatch. What matters more is the yard itself: trainer Noel C Kelly, based at Draperstown in Co. Derry, has sent out fourteen winners this season and knows how to get horses competitive. The fact that Echinacea has landed two seconds in its last six starts suggests it is not without ability, but it is one of those horses that seems to attract near misses. After all, finishing second twice in quick succession means it is meeting its opponents and running respectably — just not quite well enough. Whether Echinacea finally breaks through into the winner's circle will tell you more about raw talent, luck, and the relentless mathematics of racing than most horses do.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Dundalk in 6 attempts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
31 Aug
DNF
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
28 Jun
6th
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
22 May
4th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
8 May
9th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
1 Apr
2nd
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 14 runners
6 Mar
2nd
Dundalk
Long Distance (2m+) · Standard · 11 runners
27 Feb
DNF
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 23 runners
30 Jan
6th
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 8 runners
12 Dec
2nd
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 17 runners
26 Nov
2nd
Dundalk
Long Distance (2m+) · Standard · 11 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
6 |
4 seconds, 2 other |
1 Apr |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
3 |
3 other |
31 Aug |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
6 Aug |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
23 Apr |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Mar |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jul |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
16 Sep |
0% |
| Cartmel Tight |
1 |
1 other |
28 Jun |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Aug |
0% |