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I Bid You Ajou

There's a horse in Mark Fahey's yard in Co Kildare that does one thing particularly well: it turns up at Fairyhouse and wins. I Bid You Ajou has raced there five times and won three of them — that's a 60% win rate at a single track, which is the kind of number that makes you look twice. For context, most horses are doing well to win 1 in every 10 races across their career, and this one has managed 3 wins from 30 overall (10%). But strip away the other tracks and you're looking at a genuinely specialist performer.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Shalaa
Mother
Ajou
Trainer
Owner
Pabiroco Syndicate
Rating
76

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
30
Career races
3
Wins
10%
Win rate
avg ~10%
43.3%
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 overall record of 3 wins and 13 places from 30 races tells the story of a horse that competes honestly without always getting to the front. It's five years old, still active — it raced just yesterday — and its recent form of 2-4-4-7-2-8 shows a horse that keeps running into the money without converting. That last win came at Fairyhouse on 13 June 2025, and it hasn't won in the six races since, though two runner-up finishes suggest the ability is still there.

Where it really comes alive is over the shorter distances. At five to six-and-a-half furlongs, I Bid You Ajou has won 3 from 12 races — that's 1 in every 4, comfortably above its overall average. It also clearly prefers normal ground conditions, with 2 wins from 13 races on a standard surface. Those aren't dramatic numbers in isolation, but combined with the Fairyhouse obsession, they paint a picture of a horse with a very specific sweet spot.

Joseph Harnett has ridden it seven times and they've won once together — roughly 1 in 7, or 14%, which is a notch above the horse's overall win rate. Fahey's yard has had a productive season with 24 winners sent out, so there's no shortage of form behind this horse. The question now is simply whether a track it loves and a trip that suits can bring that winning feeling back.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 13 starts (15%)
Course specialist at Fairyhouse: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%)
Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Yet to win at The Curragh in 7 attempts
Yet to win at Dundalk in 5 attempts
Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 11 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
Loves
7F – 1M
Avoids
1M1F – 1M2F
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Jul
2nd
Fairyhouse
7f – 1m · Good · 7 runners
7 Jun
4th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
31 May
4th
Listowel
5f – 6½f · Good · 16 runners
23 May
7th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good · 23 runners
9 May
2nd
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 13 runners
15 Apr
8th
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Yielding · 17 runners
1 Apr
2nd
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
4 Oct
7th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Soft_To_Heavy · 10 runners
23 Sep
DNF
Listowel
7f – 1m · Heavy · 16 runners
6 Sep
3rd
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Joseph Harnett
14.3%
Win rate
1/7
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
Gavin Ryan Current Jockey
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
The Curragh
Galloping
7 1 second, 6 other 23 May 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
5 3 wins, 2 seconds 8 Jul 60%
Dundalk
Galloping
5 1 second, 2 thirds, 2 other 1 Apr 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
2 2 other 15 Apr 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
2 1 second, 1 other 3 Sep 0%
Naas
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 9 May 0%
Navan
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 7 Jun 0%
Listowel
Sharp
2 2 other 31 May 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
1 1 other 22 Jul 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
1 1 second 30 Sep 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 other 11 Sep 0%