Echinacea
Echinacea is a 4-year-old who has made hard work of reaching the winner's enclosure — in 17 races, the horse has yet to get off the mark, though it has picked up six placed finishes along the way. That record tells a clear story: consistent enough to keep turning up in the prize money, but not yet able to make that final leap to the top of the podium.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Just In Case Syndicate
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
35.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent runs are a mixed picture. Back-to-back second-place finishes offered real hope, but since then the form has dipped, with a couple of more modest efforts creeping in. Racing just yesterday, Echinacea is clearly an active, busy campaigner — this is a horse being given plenty of opportunity to break through.
Robbie Colgan has been the regular partner, taking the ride in 5 of those races together, but the pair are still searching for that first win as a combination. Sometimes a horse and jockey just need one good day to click. Trainer Noel C Kelly operates out of Draperstown in County Derry, and the yard is having a productive season — 14 winners sent out already, which shows this is a team that knows how to get horses ready to win. The fact that Echinacea hasn't joined that tally yet is perhaps the most telling detail in the whole profile. With a winning yard behind it and a regular jockey in the saddle, the ingredients are there. Whether Echinacea can put them together is the open question.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Dundalk in 6 attempts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
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, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
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
16 Sep
2nd
Punchestown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 17 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 |
6 |
4 seconds, 2 other |
1 Apr |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
22 May |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
16 Sep |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jul |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Mar |
0% |
| Cartmel Tight |
1 |
1 other |
28 Jun |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
23 Apr |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Aug |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
6 Aug |
0% |