Fixation
Fixation is a horse that clearly enjoys a bit of distance. The 4-year-old has won 2 of its last 3 races over 1m3f to 1m4f—a winning rate of roughly two-thirds—which tells you that when the ground stretches out and there's time to settle into a rhythm, this horse finds another gear. It won most recently at Gowran Park this week, and before that claimed victory at Dundalk back in November, so Fixation knows how to get the job done when it matters.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
63.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The overall record reads 3 wins and 7 places from 11 races, a win rate of about one in four. That is respectable rather than spectacular, but what catches the eye is the recent uptick in form. Over the last six runs, Fixation has won twice and placed twice more, which suggests the horse is in an upward curve right now. After that latest win at Gowran Park just days ago, Fixation is clearly racing fit and being targeted at the right sort of opportunities by trainer J P Murtagh, whose yard at Coolaghknock Glebe has sent out 53 winners this season alone.
The scatter of results before the current streak—a string of places and missed wins—hints that Fixation needed time to find its feet, but the pattern is now clear: give this horse the right trip and decent ground, and it will run up the placings. It is exactly the kind of horse that rewards regular followers of a yard's progress, the type that gradually figures out what it is good at and then delivers when conditions align.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 67% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Aug
🏆 Won
Gowran Park
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
31 Jul
15th
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 18 runners
27 Jun
🏆 Won
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
23 May
DNF
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 21 runners
12 Apr
2nd
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
19 Dec
2nd
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 runners
28 Nov
🏆 Won
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 runners
10 Sep
6th
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 21 runners
21 Aug
2nd
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 11 runners
27 Jun
11th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 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 |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
4 |
1 win, 3 other |
27 Jun |
25% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
19 Dec |
50% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
2 seconds |
12 Apr |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
12 Aug |
100% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
31 Jul |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Sep |
0% |