Eye Contact
Eye Contact is a five-year-old who has yet to break through and win a race, despite running 13 times and finishing in the placings twice. That record—0 wins, 2 places—tells the story of a horse who belongs in the company it keeps but cannot quite find the winning post first. Over the last six races, the horse has finished second twice and eighth once, with other efforts scattered between sixth and ninth.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 fact that Eye Contact is still racing, with a run just yesterday, suggests the yard believes there is more to come. Plenty of horses never win a single race in their careers and are retired younger; the fact that this one continues suggests its the yard see potential, or at least value in running it at a level where it can still earn some money through place finishes. Whether Eye Contact will finally get its head in front remains an open question, but for now it remains a bridge-closer—useful enough to run, not quite good enough to win.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Sep
8th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
20 Aug
6th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
3 Aug
2nd
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
21 Jul
2nd
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
11 Jul
9th
Limerick
1m6f – 2m · Good · 14 runners
14 Jun
6th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
25 May
4th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
15 Dec
19th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 23 runners
27 Nov
12th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 20 runners
2 Oct
7th
Bellewstown
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 14 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Alan O'Sullivan(7) Current jockey
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
21 Jul |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Dec |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Sep |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Dec |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 Aug |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
3 Sep |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
27 Nov |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jul |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
14 Jun |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
3 Aug |
0% |