Joya Del Mar
Joya Del Mar has been chasing form for the better part of eight years, and at this stage of a long career the wins are hard to come by. Two victories from 28 races tells you this horse has never been a high-class performer — a 7% win rate is respectable without being impressive — but there is something worth watching in the recent shape of things. Over the last six races, the horse has won twice and placed three times, a sequence that suggests some genuine form returning. The most recent outing, just a day ago, ended in a wide-beaten fifth, but that can happen to any horse on any given afternoon.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Mrs T Giles Fahey Miss S Mangan
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
28.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What stands out is Joya Del Mar's mastery of Downpatrick. Two wins from eight races at the track means the horse has landed roughly 1 in every 4 attempts there — a remarkable conversion rate by comparison with its overall record. Both victories came within three weeks of each other back in May and June, bookending a spell when everything clicked. Eight weeks have passed since that last win, long enough to wonder if something has shifted, yet the horse was only recently in the money, so there is still a pulse here.
Ricky Doyle has ridden Joya Del Mar five times and won once, a 20% win rate that is better than the horse's career average. Trainer Dermot A McLoughlin, based at Bodeen in Ratoath, has sent out ten winners already this season, suggesting a yard that knows how to find winners among its ranks. For a horse in its twilight years, Joya Del Mar remains genuinely competitive, especially when returning to the track where it has always run best.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Fairyhouse in 5 attempts
⚠ Yet to win at Down Royal in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 12 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
9 Aug
5th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
14 Jul
3rd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
13 Jun
🏆 Won
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
9 Jun
6th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
22 May
🏆 Won
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
8 May
DNF
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
12 Apr
9th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
17 Mar
4th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 22 runners
10 Oct
6th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 12 runners
8 Sep
8th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 20 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Patrick M O'Brien Current Jockey
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Downpatrick Undulating |
8 |
2 wins, 2 thirds, 4 other |
9 Aug |
25% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
5 |
1 second, 1 third, 3 other |
20 Apr |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
5 |
1 second, 4 other |
12 Apr |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
6 Aug |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
9 Jun |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Apr |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
15 Feb |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jul |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Dec |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
8 Mar |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
8 Sep |
0% |