Glin Road Boy
Glin Road Boy is a 5-year-old with a modest record but enough recent spark to suggest there is more to come. From eight races, he has won once and finished in the top 3 three times overall — a win rate of roughly 1 in 8. The numbers are thin, but his form in the past month tells a different story. He won at Listowel on 23 September, breaking through after what must have been a frustrating search for success, and has raced four times since, including a second-place finish just a few days ago. That kind of regular racing suggests he is in work and his trainer,
C Byrnes, thinks there is a pattern worth pursuing.
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
Byrnes trains out of Ballingarry in County Limerick and has had a productive season, already sending out 26 winners. Glin Road Boy's recent form — a win followed by a second and another top-3 finish — hints that this is a horse beginning to understand what is being asked of him. At five, he is past the point where youth excuses anything, but he is also not so old that improvement is impossible. The question now is whether he can build on his breakthrough win or whether Listowel was an isolated success. His next outing will tell us plenty.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Oct
6th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 15 runners
23 Sep
🏆 Won
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
9 Jun
2nd
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
20 Dec
9th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 16 runners
2 Dec
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 15 runners
23 Nov
13th
Cork
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
18 Oct
15th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
25 Sep
12th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 21 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 |
|---|
| Listowel Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
23 Sep |
50% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
17 Oct |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
2 Dec |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Nov |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
20 Dec |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
9 Jun |
0% |