Eclairage
Eclairage is a 4-year-old horse trained by
Daniel James Murphy at Curragh, Co Kildare, who has won 4 races from 21 starts — a respectable 19% win rate — and has shown genuine talent at one track in particular. The horse loves Dundalk, where it has won 4 of its 8 races there, a win rate of 50% that marks it out as a proper course specialist. That kind of dominance at a single venue is rare and valuable; it tells you that something about Dundalk — the surface, the track shape, or simply the way the races tend to unfold there — suits this horse's running style perfectly.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
38.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What is striking about Eclairage's profile, though, is the long gap since its last win. That victory came at Dundalk on 12 July 2025, more than a year ago, and since then the horse has run 6 times without tasting the winner's circle. The recent form reads 10-2-15-7-16-2 — a couple of second-place finishes mixed in with some moderate efforts — which suggests the horse is still racing but has lost its spark. It ran just yesterday, so the yard are keeping it active. The horse also clearly prefers normal ground conditions, having won 4 of 8 races (50%) on standard going, which is useful information for anyone following its next entries.
Shane Foley has been the regular pilot, riding Eclairage in 6 races with 1 win, which mirrors the horse's overall record. Daniel James Murphy's yard has been productive this season with 14 winners, so the trainer is in decent form — but Eclairage itself is in need of a revival. It has the class and the track preference to get back to winning ways at Dundalk, but that 13-month drought will need to break soon if this horse is to recapture the promise it showed earlier in its career.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 4 wins from 8 starts (50%)
✔ Course specialist at Dundalk: 4 wins from 8 starts (50%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
24 Jul
10th
Cork
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
12 Jul
2nd
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
28 Jun
15th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good · 17 runners
14 Jun
7th
Cork
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
6 Jun
16th
Epsom Downs
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 20 runners
16 May
2nd
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
24 Oct
4th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 17 runners
14 Oct
5th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 6 runners
3 Oct
DNF
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 5 runners
20 Aug
5th
York
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 21 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 |
8 |
4 wins, 1 second, 3 other |
12 Jul |
50% |
| Cork Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
24 Jul |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
28 Jun |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
16 May |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
6 Jul |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
2 Jul |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Aug |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
6 Jun |
0% |