Galileo Dame
Galileo Dame has won just twice in 26 races, but there is a clear pattern to her best performances that hints at unrealised promise. Her two victories came on the worst possible ground—soft, muddy conditions that most horses hate—where she has won 2 of her 8 races, a win rate of 25 per cent. On faster, normal ground she struggles to find the same edge, which suggests the horse needs a specific set of circumstances to shine. She also performs noticeably better at longer distances, around a mile and three furlongs to a mile and four furlongs, where she has won once in three attempts.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Annus Mirabilis Syndsean Odriscollmiddle Cow Unlimited
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
At five years old, Galileo Dame is well past the age when most horses fulfil their early promise, and the absence of a win in her last six races—including a run just yesterday—suggests she may have already shown most of what she can do. Her last victory came at Navan eight months ago. Trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien from his powerful Kilkenny yard, which has sent out 160 winners this season alone, Galileo Dame was initially entered for top-level trials after her impressive debut win at Leopardstown in April 2024, with the trainer eyeing races like the Blue Wind Stakes. That trajectory never materialised. She works best with jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle, though even that partnership—1 win from 6 races—has dried up recently. Galileo Dame remains active and competitive, but she is a horse defined more by what might have been than by what she has achieved.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on heavy ground: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 33% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Galway in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Tight tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
11 Oct
7th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 18 runners
27 Sep
3rd
The Curragh
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 33 runners
8 Sep
3rd
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 16 runners
31 Jul
3rd
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 6 runners
27 Jul
10th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 23 runners
8 Jul
7th
Fairyhouse
1m6f – 2m · Good · 9 runners
16 Jun
7th
Ascot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 20 runners
8 May
4th
Chester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
30 Mar
2nd
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 12 runners
28 Feb
🏆 Won
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 11 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Galway Tight |
5 |
2 thirds, 3 other |
8 Sep |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
4 |
1 win, 2 seconds, 1 other |
1 Feb |
25% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 1 third, 2 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
11 Oct |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
30 Mar |
50% |
| Chester Tight |
2 |
2 other |
8 May |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
2 seconds |
3 Jun |
0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Mar |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Jun |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
27 Dec |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Jul |
0% |