Joe Cool
Joe Cool is a 4-year-old who has found the racecourse a tough place to win, with just one victory from nine attempts. That sole success came at Ballinrobe back in May, and the horse has not tasted victory since — four months is a long drought in racing terms. His recent form tells a familiar story: a second-place finish just yesterday, sandwiched between a couple of mid-field runs, a fourth, and a tenth-place effort that suggests he can have genuinely off days. Over his last six races, he has been placed three times but finished outside the top ten twice, which speaks to inconsistency.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Noel Meade Racing Ltd
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse is trained by Noel Meade at Castletown in County Meath, a yard that has been in excellent form this season with 42 winners to its name. That kind of win rate shows Meade knows how to get winners on the track, so Joe Cool is in capable hands. A win rate of roughly 1 in 9 across a career of nine races is not the stuff of headlines, but the second-place finish yesterday suggests the horse still has some ability and is turning in reasonably competitive performances. Whether he can string together the consistency needed to add a second career win remains to be seen, but he is clearly still capable of mixing it with horses at his level. The close second last time out gives a hint that another win might not be far away.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Oct
2nd
Killarney
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 10 runners
10 Sep
9th
Laytown
7f – 1m · Standard · 9 runners
1 Sep
10th
Gowran Park
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 17 runners
20 Jun
4th
Down Royal
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 11 runners
26 May
🏆 Won
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
11 Apr
2nd
Bellewstown
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 17 runners
15 Mar
2nd
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 25 runners
26 Apr
14th
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 21 runners
2 Apr
3rd
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 11 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 |
|---|
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
1 Sep |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
26 May |
100% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
15 Mar |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Jun |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
11 Apr |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Apr |
0% |
| Laytown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Sep |
0% |