Gangster Granny
Gangster Granny has found a home at Downpatrick, and it shows. The 5-year-old has won three of its seven races at the track, a win rate of roughly 43 percent — the kind of figure that makes a trainer smile. That recent victory there two months ago proves the horse still has appetite for the job, and the latest outing just a day ago suggests the yard is keeping it busy and engaged. Over a career spanning 35 races, Gangster Granny has won five times and finished in the top 3 another thirteen times, which adds up to a respectable if modest win rate of roughly 1 win in every 7 races.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
What's striking is how much this horse prefers normal ground conditions. On standard terrain, Gangster Granny has posted five wins from twelve races — a 42 percent success rate that towers above what happens elsewhere. Put it on anything wetter or faster, and the record drops sharply. That's valuable knowledge for the team. Recent form has been patchy: a win, another win, then a second-place finish, a twelfth-place result, a fourth, and then that win last time out two months back. It's the kind of inconsistency that keeps you guessing, though the two wins in the last six races suggest there's still a engine there worth coaxing along. Shane Foley, who has been the regular jockey, hasn't found the winner's circle aboard Gangster Granny across nine attempts together, which raises the question of whether a change of rider might help unlock something different.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 5 wins from 12 starts (42%)
✔ Course specialist at Downpatrick: 3 wins from 7 starts (43%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Oct
6th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 7 runners
18 Sep
4th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
4 Sep
12th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
9 Aug
🏆 Won
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
14 Jul
🏆 Won
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
13 Jun
2nd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
22 May
DNF
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
8 May
🏆 Won
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
18 Apr
DNF
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
29 Mar
3rd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 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 |
|---|
| Downpatrick Undulating |
7 |
3 wins, 1 second, 1 third, 2 other |
18 Sep |
42.9% |
| Limerick Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 1 third, 1 other |
17 Oct |
33.3% |
| Thurles Undulating |
3 |
3 other |
27 Nov |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
29 Mar |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
16 Apr |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
4 Sep |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
6 Feb |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
23 Jun |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
22 Aug |
100% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 Apr |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
2 Aug |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Jul |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jan |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Feb |
0% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
3 Sep |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
8 Aug |
0% |