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Itsalonglongroad

11-year-old gelding with a 8% win rate who thrives on soft, spongy ground over 1m6f – 2m.
Quick Facts
Age
11 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Lawman
Mother
Alabelle
Owner
Patrick Joseph O'Leary
Rating
89

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
60
Career races
5
Wins
8.3%
Win rate
avg ~10%
26.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
117 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 7 starts (14%)
Excellent record on heavy ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
Excellent record on yielding_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 19% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 11 starts
Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Poor record on soft_to_heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Returning from a 117-day absence
Yet to win at Tipperary in 6 attempts
Yet to win at Limerick in 6 attempts
Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 11 starts
Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts
Struggles on LH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Heavy (very wet)
Loves
Yielding to soft
Loves
Good to yielding
Good (firm-ish)
Ok
Good to soft
Yielding
Avoids
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Soft to heavy
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
1M6F – 2M
Loves
1M3F – 1M4F
Avoids
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turning
Loves
Right-handed, undulating
Loves
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turning
Avoids
Right-handed, tight
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Dec
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 19 runners
9 Oct
5th
Tramore
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 9 runners
12 Sep
6th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
17 Aug
🏆 Won
Tramore
1m6f – 2m · Good · 10 runners
21 Jul
13th
Ballinrobe
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
8 Jul
3rd
Tramore
1m6f – 2m · Good · 15 runners
30 May
2nd
Tramore
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 7 runners
8 May
5th
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
14 Apr
5th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 14 runners
1 Apr
3rd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Shane O'Callaghan Current Jockey
14.3%
Win rate
3/21
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/7
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
Tom Kiely Marshall
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Mr B W Harvey
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Aidan Kelly
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Corey McGivern
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
Barry Browne
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Siobhan Rutledge
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Tramore
Sharp
13 2 wins, 2 seconds, 2 thirds, 7 other 9 Oct 15.4%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
7 1 win, 3 seconds, 3 other 12 Sep 14.3%
Thurles
Undulating
6 1 win, 5 other 28 Nov 16.7%
Tipperary
Galloping
6 1 third, 5 other 8 May 0%
Limerick
Galloping
6 1 third, 5 other 1 Apr 0%
Killarney
Sharp
4 4 other 6 Oct 0%
Clonmel
Sharp
4 4 other 2 Dec 0%
Dundalk
Galloping
3 3 other 23 Mar 0%
Galway
Tight
2 2 other 31 Oct 0%
Navan
Galloping
2 2 other 29 Mar 0%
Sligo
Sharp
1 1 win 7 Aug 100%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 other 23 Sep 0%
Sedgefield
Sharp
1 1 second 9 Feb 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 other 29 Jan 0%
Kilbeggan
Tight
1 1 other 13 May 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
1 1 third 26 Dec 0%
Downpatrick
Undulating
1 1 other 15 Jun 0%