Gortnaclea Castle
Gortnaclea Castle is a 5-year-old who has made a bright start to life on the track, winning 1 race and finishing in the places in every single one of its 4 career outings — a record that suggests a horse which rarely runs a bad race.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
M O Quigley & Mrs H Lalor
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
That sole win came just this week at Tramore, on 30 May 2026, and it caps a recent run of form that reads 1-2-2 across its last three completed efforts — meaning Gortnaclea Castle has finished first or second in every race it has actually completed. That kind of consistency is genuinely rare. Many horses flash promise and disappear; this one keeps turning up near the front.
It is trained by M O Quigley, based in Portlaoise, County Laois — a yard that has been finding winners this season. With a win rate of 1 from 4 races (25%), Gortnaclea Castle is already performing well above what most horses manage, and given it is only 5 years old and clearly in good form right now, there is plenty of racing still ahead. One to watch.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
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🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
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Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 May
🏆 Won
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
16 May
2nd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
14 Apr
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 8 runners
17 Mar
2nd
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 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 |
|---|
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
30 May |
100% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
14 Apr |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
16 May |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
17 Mar |
0% |