Iowa City
Iowa City found the breakthrough that four-year-olds sometimes need at Galway last September, posting a first career win after five attempts. Since then, however, the horse has been unable to recapture that form. The recent record tells the story: a sixth-place finish just a day ago, sandwiched between a fourth and a third, suggests Iowa City is operating at a level where wins are rare. Across six races, the horse has finished in the frame four times but has won only once—roughly 1 in every 6 starts.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
What stands out is Iowa City's clear preference for races at a mile and a furlong to a mile and two furlongs. Over that distance, the horse has won 1 of 3 races (33%), which is noticeably better than its overall win rate. That winning performance came at Galway, and if there is a path forward for Iowa City, it lies in returning to similar conditions and trip length where the horse has already succeeded. Trainer P. Twomey, based at Cashel in County Tipperary, runs a productive yard—35 winners this season—but Iowa City remains one of the harder nuts to crack, a horse that shows enough ability to hit the frame regularly but has failed to string together the consistency required to win again in the thirteen months since that Galway success. The window for improvement remains open, but time and recent form suggest it is narrowing.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 33% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Sep
6th
Listowel
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 12 runners
23 May
DNF
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 21 runners
22 Mar
4th
Naas
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 8 runners
30 Sep
3rd
Cork
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 8 runners
9 Sep
🏆 Won
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 12 runners
13 May
3rd
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 4 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 |
|---|
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 win |
9 Sep |
100% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
13 May |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Mar |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 May |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Sep |
0% |