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Holy See

Holy See is a 5-year-old with a steady record of 2 wins and 6 places from 12 races, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 6 attempts. The horse is trained by William Durkan at Sandyford in Co. Dublin, a yard that has produced 15 winners this season, and is currently active, having raced just a day ago.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Night Of Thunder
Mother
Lady Of The Lamp
Owner
William Durkan
Rating
98

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
12
Career races
2
Wins
16.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
50%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
Auto-Generated

The horse showed promise early, breaking through for its first career win at Limerick on 29 December 2025. That success was followed by another victory at Gowran Park on 9 April 2026, but that win came four months ago, and Holy See has since struggled to find the winner's enclosure. Over the last six races, the form has been inconsistent: a recent second-place finish, then eleventh and fourth-place finishes, sandwiched around a couple of third-place efforts and one win. That single victory in the last six outings shows the horse still has the ability to win, but consistency has become the real challenge. With two wins from its last six races—a 33 per cent win rate over that shorter stretch—there is a sense that Holy See can produce on its day, but the pattern suggests a horse that finds the top very difficult to reach regularly. For a 5-year-old still learning its craft, there is nothing alarming about the record, but the four-month gap since the last victory suggests the horse will need to rediscover something it had at Gowran Park.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
1M6F – 2M
Long Distance (2M+)
Ok
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1 (elite)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
27 Jul
2nd
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 23 runners
3 Jun
11th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
9 Apr
🏆 Won
Gowran Park
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 9 runners
26 Jan
3rd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 6 runners
29 Dec
🏆 Won
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 8 runners
20 Nov
4th
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 20 runners
21 Apr
6th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 7 runners
11 Apr
3rd
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
11 Mar
DNF
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 22 runners
8 Feb
4th
Naas
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 7 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
Jamie Orr(10)
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
Ms K M Ryan Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Patrick M O'Brien
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Limerick
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 29 Dec 50%
Naas
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 8 Feb 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 win 9 Apr 100%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
1 1 third 11 Apr 0%
Galway
Tight
1 1 second 27 Jul 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 other 21 Apr 0%
Cheltenham
Galloping
1 1 other 11 Mar 0%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 other 20 Nov 0%
The Curragh
Galloping
1 1 other 3 Jun 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 third 26 Jan 0%