Gunnery Sergeant
Gunnery Sergeant is a six-year-old who has run nine times without a win, though he has finished in the places four times. That's a record that tells you something important: he is a horse who turns up and tries, but simply hasn't had the pace to cross the line first. His recent form shows him picking up a pair of places — a second just a day ago and a fifth before that — mixed in with a run of fifth-place finishes, which suggests he is operating at roughly the same level race after race, competitive enough to stay involved but not quite good enough to win.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Gordon Elliott, his trainer at Longwood in County Meath, runs a prolific yard that has sent out 210 winners already this season, so there is no shortage of firepower in the operation. Gunnery Sergeant, though, appears to be one of the yard's steadier, less spectacular types — the kind of horse who makes up the backbone of any racing stable but will never quite have that winning touch. At six years old and with nine races under his belt, he is established and honest. For owners and backers, he represents something closer to a reliable runner than a prospect, a horse who will run his race and probably finish within striking distance without ever quite getting there.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Oct
3rd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
2 Jul
5th
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
31 May
5th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 15 runners
15 May
DNF
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
20 Apr
5th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
29 Mar
2nd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 15 runners
3 Feb
2nd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 14 runners
17 Nov
11th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 22 runners
19 Oct
7th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 10 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 |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
2 other |
31 May |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Nov |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Oct |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
29 Mar |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 Apr |
0% |
| Perth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Jul |
0% |