Liamo
There's a horse in
Brendan Maurice Walsh's yard in Doneraile, Co Cork that most racegoers would probably overlook — and on paper, it's easy to see why. Liamo has won just 1 race from 22 attempts, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 22 outings, and hasn't crossed the line first in 14 months. That single victory came at Listowel in June 2025, and it remains the high point of a career that has earned its share of places without ever really threatening to turn a corner.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Daniel Harnett A Harnett
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
22.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The five-year-old's most productive distance is somewhere between seven furlongs and a mile, where that one win came from 11 races — so even at its preferred trip, success has been hard to come by. Recent form makes for difficult reading: a fourth and a fifth showing some flicker of competitiveness, followed by a fifteenth, a fourteenth, and back-to-back sixths. That's the kind of sequence that tests everyone's patience. Jockey Paddy Harnett has been the regular partner, riding Liamo in 11 races together without a single win between them.
Walsh's yard has sent out 3 winners this season, so the operation is ticking over, and Liamo raced just yesterday — still active, still turning up. Sometimes that persistence is the whole story. Not every horse is a big earner or a course specialist; some are just honest competitors who show up. Whether Liamo can find another moment like Listowel again is the question, but at the moment, the evidence is thin.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 9% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Cork in 6 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Jul
6th
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 13 runners
31 May
6th
Listowel
7f – 1m · Good · 18 runners
27 Nov
15th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 20 runners
2 Nov
14th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 16 runners
20 Oct
4th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 15 runners
30 Sep
5th
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 15 runners
23 Sep
3rd
Listowel
7f – 1m · Heavy · 18 runners
7 Aug
3rd
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Good · 19 runners
16 Jul
3rd
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 18 runners
1 Jun
🏆 Won
Listowel
7f – 1m · Good · 16 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 |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
6 |
6 other |
2 Nov |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
3 |
1 win, 1 third, 1 other |
31 May |
33.3% |
| Killarney Sharp |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
15 Jul |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
20 Oct |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
20 Nov |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jun |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
7 Aug |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Sep |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
27 Nov |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Jul |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Oct |
0% |