Gino Bella
Gino Bella is a horse finding its feet at the right time. A six-year-old trained by Patrick T Foley in County Carlow, it has won three of its last six races — a sharp run of form that includes a victory just this week at Gowran Park. Over a career of 16 races, the horse has three wins and ten places, which works out to roughly one win in every five races. That is respectable rather than spectacular, but the trajectory matters more than the average. Gino Bella is clearly improving.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 horse's real strength is on normal ground — it has won three times from seven races on standard conditions, a win rate of roughly 43%, which is nearly twice its overall average. That is the kind of preference worth noting if you are backing it. There is also a clear fondness for Cork, where it has won twice from four races, making it something close to a course specialist there. The yard itself is having a productive season with twelve winners already sent out, suggesting Foley's team is in decent form.
What makes Gino Bella interesting right now is simple: it is winning regularly and only raced a day ago, so it is actively racing. For a six-year-old with modest career earnings, it is doing exactly what you want — finding races it can win and building momentum. On normal ground at a track where it knows its way around, this is a horse worth keeping an eye on.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 3 wins from 7 starts (43%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp 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 yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Oct
🏆 Won
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
20 Aug
3rd
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
3 Aug
🏆 Won
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
10 Jul
🏆 Won
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 26 runners
5 Jun
3rd
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
24 Apr
DNF
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
2 Apr
4th
Clonmel
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 14 runners
19 Mar
2nd
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 25 runners
8 Jan
6th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 19 runners
13 Dec
2nd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 20 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 |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
4 |
2 wins, 1 second, 1 other |
3 Aug |
50% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
4 |
2 thirds, 2 other |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
13 Dec |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
2 Oct |
100% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
24 Apr |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jan |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
19 Apr |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
20 Aug |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
27 Nov |
0% |