Isabella Johnson
Eight races in, and Isabella Johnson is still waiting for that first win — but the story here is more interesting than a blank column in the winners' book might suggest. The five-year-old has placed four times from her eight outings, and a glance at her recent form tells you she is heading in the right direction. Her last six races read 2-3-6-3-5-11 going back from yesterday, and that's a horse finding her feet and finding them quickly. From struggling to land a blow to back-to-back placed finishes, she looks like a horse whose penny is starting to drop.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Ms M Connolly & Aidan Melia
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by Aidan Melia out of Monasterevin in County Kildare, Isabella Johnson is part of a yard that has sent out two winners this season — a modest operation, but one clearly capable of getting a horse ready to compete. Melia hasn't sent her out to make up the numbers; she has been placed in four of her eight races, which means she has finished in the frame half the time she has run. For a horse yet to win, that's actually a respectable record — she is consistently competitive, just not yet able to close the deal.
The fact that she raced as recently as yesterday and has been running regularly suggests this is a team that believes they are close. You don't keep turning up if you think the horse has nothing to offer. With her form tightening up at exactly the right time, Isabella Johnson looks like a horse on the cusp rather than one going round the houses.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Jun
11th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 15 runners
30 May
5th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
26 May
3rd
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
11 Jul
6th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 20 runners
31 May
3rd
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
24 Apr
2nd
Kilbeggan
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
11 Apr
2nd
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
5 Jan
8th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 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 |
|---|
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
26 May |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 second |
24 Apr |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 May |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jun |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
31 May |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jul |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jan |
0% |