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Go Athletico

There is something quietly admirable about a horse that keeps showing up. Go Athletico is an 8-year-old with 3 wins and 9 placed finishes from 23 races — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 8 races — and it has been a consistent presence in the game without ever threatening to become a headline act. That said, consistency counts for something, and nearly half of its races have ended with a cheque in the pocket.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Goken
Mother
Byburg
Owner
J Fairhurst & Cyril McMullan
Rating
78

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
23
Career races
3
Wins
13.0%
Win rate
avg ~10%
39.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🏁 Next Race

Today
Curragh
About 6 furlongs · Mostly firm ground · 21 runners

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
Auto-Generated

The most recent win came at The Curragh on 19 July 2025, which is now 11 months ago and counting. Before that, the first career win arrived at Cork back in June 2023, so Go Athletico has taken its time between big moments. The last 6 races have brought no wins at all, and the most recent form figures — 2, 12, 15, 3, and a 7 before that — paint a picture of a horse that occasionally threatens without delivering. That second place is encouraging, but the 12th and 15th suggest patchy days mixed in.

Adam Caffrey has ridden this horse more than anyone else, partnering up 8 times without managing a win together. That's not a damning statistic on its own — plenty of partnerships take time — but it does mean the combination has yet to find the right day. The operation behind Go Athletico is trainer Adrian McGuinness, based at Lusk in County Dublin. With 45 winners already sent out this season, McGuinness is clearly in fine form, which at least suggests Go Athletico is competing out of a yard that knows how to get horses to win. Whether this particular horse can add to its tally remains the question — but given it raced just one day ago, the team clearly hasn't run out of ambition.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Soft (muddy)
Good (firm-ish)
Ok
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
7F – 1M
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1 (elite)
Unknown
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
27 Jun
2nd
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 17 runners
14 Jun
12th
Cork
7f – 1m · Good · 17 runners
23 May
15th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good · 23 runners
27 Apr
3rd
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 13 runners
28 Mar
DNF
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Soft_To_Heavy · 15 runners
15 Mar
7th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Heavy · 9 runners
31 Oct
7th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
16 Oct
5th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 10 runners
20 Sep
20th
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Soft · 25 runners
3 Aug
7th
Galway
7f – 1m · Soft · 18 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/8
Won / Rode
Ronan Whelan Current Jockey
33.3%
Win rate
2/6
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
The Curragh
Galloping
14 2 wins, 3 seconds, 9 other 27 Jun 14.3%
Cork
Galloping
3 1 win, 2 other 14 Jun 33.3%
Naas
Galloping
2 2 thirds 27 Apr 0%
Ayr
Galloping
1 1 other 20 Sep 0%
Galway
Tight
1 1 other 3 Aug 0%
Dundalk
Galloping
1 1 other 31 Oct 0%
Ascot
Galloping
1 1 other 5 Oct 0%