Goodie Girl
Goodie Girl is a resilient eight-year-old who has won three of her 21 career races—a decent return for a horse now in the middle stages of her racing life. She took her first victory at Downpatrick on 18 June 2023, and that track has remained her happy hunting ground ever since. She has won two of her four races there, a win rate of 50 percent that marks her out as a genuine specialist at the course. Her most recent win came at Downpatrick on 23 May 2025, though it has been 16 months since then, and she has not found the winner's circle in her last six outings. That dry spell is worth noting, yet she remains actively raced and still capable on her day.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Tarahill Partnership
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What makes Goodie Girl interesting is the difference a good jockey and the right conditions make. When Patrick M O'Brien is in the saddle, her record improves noticeably—two wins from eight races together, a 25 percent return that is considerably better than her overall 14 percent win rate. Similarly, on normal ground she thrives, winning two of six races (33 percent) compared to her baseline. Her trainer, Dermot A McLoughlin, runs a modest but productive yard at Bodeen, Ratoath, in County Meath, and has sent out ten winners this season. Goodie Girl is not a star, but she is the kind of solid, consistent performer that racing yards depend on—a horse that knows her best track and tends to go well for the right rider, even if recent months have been frustrating.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 6 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 4 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)
Likes
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, tight
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Sep
9th
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 17 runners
13 Aug
8th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
13 Jun
DNF
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
8 May
8th
Ballinrobe
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
29 Nov
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 22 runners
14 Jun
DNF
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
23 May
🏆 Won
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
20 Apr
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 25 runners
3 Mar
DNF
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 21 runners
1 Jan
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 22 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 |
|---|
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
5 |
1 win, 4 other |
29 Nov |
20% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
4 |
2 wins, 2 other |
13 Jun |
50% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
2 other |
21 Jul |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
23 Nov |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Mar |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Aug |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
8 May |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
8 Sep |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 May |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
16 Sep |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 May |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 Aug |
0% |