Great Mover
Great Mover has tasted success only once in twenty-five races, but that single victory tells you something worth knowing. The four-year-old broke through at Gowran Park in September, a win that came after a long search and has not been repeated since. In the eleven months since that breakthrough, the horse has raced six more times without winning, though it has picked up places — finishing in the money three times in those recent runs, most recently two days ago.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Probity Racing Syndicate
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
40%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🏁 Next Race
Tomorrow
Navan
About 1 mile · Slightly soft ground · 21 runners
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🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The pattern that emerges is a horse that runs well enough to earn money now and then but rarely dominates. Over a mile and a bit, Great Mover shows its best form, winning one race from every ten attempts at distances between a mile and a furlong and a mile and two furlongs. That is where the yard of W McCreery, based near Rathbride in County Kildare, appears most likely to pitch it next. McCreery's team has sent out nineteen winners this season, suggesting a trainer with plenty of ammunition in the yard and the know-how to place their runners.
Nathan Crosse has been the regular rider, partnering Great Mover six times without a win between them. The lack of a breakthrough from this pairing is a small flag — sometimes a horse and rider simply do not quite click, and a change of jockey can spark improvement. With the horse active and recently back on the track, there is still time for that second win to arrive. For now, though, Great Mover remains a plodder: honest enough to earn its keep, but not a horse that catches the eye as a threat in stronger company.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on heavy ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 10% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 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 RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
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
15 Mar
12th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 26 runners
2 Nov
5th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 23 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 |
|---|
| 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% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
29 May |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Jul |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jun |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Apr |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
12 May |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Nov |
0% |