Goodie Girl
Goodie Girl is a horse that knows exactly where she runs best, and that knowledge has been the making of her racing life. At eight years old, she has won 3 of her 20 races—a modest win rate of 15 percent—but the headline numbers miss what makes her genuinely interesting: she is a course specialist at Downpatrick, where she has won 2 of her 4 races there. That is a 50 percent win rate at a single track, the kind of record that sends trainers and jockeys back to a place again and again hoping to catch lightning a second time.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Tarahill Partnership
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
25%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🏁 Next Race
Today
Gowran Park
About 1.8 miles · Slightly soft ground · 17 runners
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🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Goodie Girl's breakthrough came on 18 June 2023 at that very track, and she has since returned there twice more to win. Her most recent victory came on 23 May 2025, suggesting she remains competitive at eight years old despite a spell of hard racing. In her last six runs she has delivered one win and two places—respectable form for a horse of her age and experience, though the two blank runs tell you she is working against the odds more often than not. She raced just a day ago, so she is very much an active part of her trainer Dermot A McLoughlin's string at Bodeen in County Meath.
Patrick M O'Brien has been her most consistent partner, winning 2 of their 8 races together—a 25 percent partnership win rate that stands well above her overall average. That working relationship matters in racing: a jockey who knows a horse's quirks, her pace, when to push and when to wait, can extract extra value. Goodie Girl also shows a strong preference for normal ground conditions, winning 2 of 6 races when the track is neither especially wet nor particularly fast—a telling detail for anyone trying to pick her next winning day.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ 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 Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
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
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
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
12 Nov
5th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
5 |
1 win, 4 other |
29 Nov |
20% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
4 |
2 wins, 2 other |
13 Jun |
50% |
| Thurles Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
23 Nov |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
2 other |
21 Jul |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Mar |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 Aug |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Aug |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
16 Sep |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
8 May |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 May |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 May |
0% |