Go Gill Go
Thirty races into a career and still waiting for that first winner's photo — Go Gill Go is, by any measure, one of the sport's great nearly-horses. The 11-year-old has placed eight times across those 30 races, meaning it has finished in the frame — close enough to taste it — more than a quarter of the time, yet victory has never quite arrived. That is a genuinely unusual profile: enough ability to be competitive, not quite enough to get over the line.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 recent form makes for tough reading. In the last six races, the best result was a seventh, with a ninth, an eleventh, and a twelfth also in there. These are not the figures of a horse threatening to break its duck any time soon. At 11 years old, most horses are winding down or already retired, which makes every run now feel like bonus territory rather than a building project.
Regular jockey Philip Donovan has been aboard seven times without a win between them — 0 from 7 — and raced just yesterday, so this is very much an active partnership still putting in the miles. There is something almost admirable about that commitment on both sides: horse and rider turning up, race after race, in pursuit of a result that has so far refused to come. Whether it ever will is another question — but Go Gill Go is still out there, and in racing, that counts for something.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Clonmel in 8 attempts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
20 Apr
DNF
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
20 Jan
9th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 22 runners
31 Dec
7th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 20 runners
11 Jul
11th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
6 Jun
7th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
13 May
12th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
27 Feb
12th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 19 runners
13 Feb
3rd
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 14 runners
22 Nov
16th
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 22 runners
18 Apr
3rd
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 10 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 |
|---|
| Clonmel Sharp |
8 |
2 thirds, 6 other |
6 Jun |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
3 |
2 thirds, 1 other |
30 Jan |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
11 Jul |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
22 Nov |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
14 Dec |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
25 Sep |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
31 Dec |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Jan |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
6 Mar |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 May |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
3 May |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 Apr |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
19 Aug |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
30 Sep |
0% |