Kilkee Bay
It took 15 races and seven years, but Kilkee Bay finally got the job done at Roscommon on 8 June 2026, breaking a long duck that will have tested the patience of everyone at
E McNamara's yard in Rathkeale, Co. Limerick. One win from 15 races — roughly 1 in every 15 — tells you this is not the most prolific winner, but persistence has its own kind of value, and that day at Roscommon was the reward.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Aiden Larkin John Larkin Paudie Dowling Kenneth Fox
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
26.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What makes the timing interesting is what has happened since. The recent form reading of a second place followed by a win suggests Kilkee Bay is in the form of its life right now, improving rather than fading at an age — seven — when some horses begin to plateau. That runner-up finish just before the win hints at a horse that was knocking on the door before finally pushing it open. With a race just yesterday, the team clearly believe there is more to come while the horse is in this mood.
McNamara's yard has been in solid form this season, sending out 22 winners, which suggests a yard that knows when a horse is ready to run and ready to win. Kilkee Bay looks like one of the horses benefiting from that confidence right now. The question is whether Roscommon — a track that clearly suits — will feature in plans again, or whether the team will test what this late-blooming seven-year-old can do somewhere new.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Jul
2nd
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
8 Jun
🏆 Won
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
21 May
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
11 May
DNF
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
2 Oct
6th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
23 Aug
DNF
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
8 Aug
8th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
25 Oct
11th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 15 runners
7 Oct
5th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
25 Sep
6th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Killarney Sharp |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
17 Jul |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
13 Sep |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
8 Jun |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
8 Jun |
100% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
25 Sep |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
8 Aug |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
25 Oct |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 May |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Oct |
0% |