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Folk Warrior

Six races, six defeats, and not a single placing to show for it — Folk Warrior is, by the numbers, yet to give its supporters much to cheer about. The 4-year-old trained by J A Nash at The Curragh in Co. Kildare has finished no better than seventh in any of its outings, with recent finishes of 7th, 7th, 11th, 14th, 13th, and 12th painting a picture of a horse that has consistently found itself towards the back of the field.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
4 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Chestnut
Father
Shaman
Mother
Grand Ole Opry
Trainer
Owner
Albert Conneally & Louise Conneally

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
6
Career races
0
Wins
0%
Win rate
avg ~10%
0%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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What makes the record particularly tough reading is the consistency of it — not in a good way. Those double-digit finishes suggest races where Folk Warrior has been well beaten, not just unlucky or caught in traffic. A 14th-place finish, for instance, typically means a horse has trailed home near the tail of the field, often a significant distance behind the winner. That kind of result, repeated across six races, suggests a horse still searching for its best.

J A Nash's yard at The Curragh — one of Irish racing's most famous training centres — has managed just one winner this season, so this is not a stable currently firing on all cylinders. Folk Warrior raced just one day ago, meaning it is very much an active runner whose story is still being written. At four years old, there is still time for things to click. But for now, the facts are what they are: six races, no wins, no places, and plenty of room for improvement.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft
Soft to heavy
Good (firm-ish)
Soft (muddy)
Yielding
📏 Race Distance
7F – 1M
1M1F – 1M2F
1M3F – 1M4F
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, wide and galloping

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
31 Mar
7th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners
31 Dec
7th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
4 Nov
11th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 15 runners
27 Sep
14th
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding_To_Soft · 18 runners
17 Oct
13th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding_To_Soft · 13 runners
29 Sep
12th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Danny Gilligan Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
The Curragh
Galloping
3 3 other 27 Sep 0%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 other 31 Mar 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 other 4 Nov 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 other 31 Dec 0%