Great Mover
Great Mover is a horse that has found the winning post just once in 27 races—a breakthrough that came at Gowran Park in September 2024 and has not been repeated since. The 4-year-old has accumulated 11 places alongside that single victory, which tells you it is a consistent finisher without being a winner. Over the past six races, it has failed to place at all, finishing third, ninth, fifth, tenth, unplaced, and second—a recent run that suggests the horse is either struggling to find the right race or simply not quite good enough at this level.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Probity Racing Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🏁 Next race
Today
Leopardstown
About 1.2 miles · Good ground · 19 runners
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🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The one win came at 1 mile 1 furlong, a distance where Great Mover performs fractionally better than elsewhere, winning 1 of its 12 races at 1m1f to 1m2f. That is still a modest win rate of around 8%, but it is where the horse has shown its best form. Megan Telford-Kelly, who rides it most often, has won on Great Mover once from six races together—a 17% win rate that is notably higher than the horse's overall record, suggesting they have found a working partnership, though recent results have not borne that out. Trainer W. McCreery's yard at Rathbride in County Kildare is having a reasonable season with 19 winners, so the support is there, but Great Mover has not benefited from it in recent months. With that solitary win now a year in the past, the horse remains active and racing, but chasing the form it showed that September day remains a distant prospect.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on heavy ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 8% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at The Curragh in 6 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 10 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
21 Sep
3rd
Listowel
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 18 runners
2 Sep
9th
Navan
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 21 runners
16 Aug
5th
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 12 runners
28 Jul
10th
Galway
7f – 1m · Yielding · 18 runners
27 Jun
DNF
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
11 Jun
2nd
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 14 runners
4 Jun
3rd
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Soft · 11 runners
15 May
DNF
Leopardstown
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 11 runners
25 Apr
6th
Limerick
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 19 runners
8 Apr
5th
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Soft · 17 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 |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
6 |
1 second, 5 other |
16 Aug |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 1 third, 2 other |
11 Jun |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
3 |
2 seconds, 1 other |
24 Aug |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
8 Apr |
50% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
2 other |
28 Jul |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Nov |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
29 May |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
12 May |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Jul |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
21 Sep |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jun |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Apr |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Sep |
0% |