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Likable Chancer

At twelve years old, Likable Chancer is a battle-hardened veteran who has spent nearly a decade in racing without ever quite becoming the horse the yard might have hoped for. With only 3 wins from 47 races, this horse wins roughly 1 in every 16 times it runs — a modest record that speaks to a life spent in the lower tiers of the sport, plugging away in modest company without ever quite breaking through.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
12 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Gold Well
Mother
Native Side
Owner
Ms Annette Daffy
Official rating
72

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
47
Career races
3
Wins
6.4%
Win rate
avg ~10%
34.0%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
154 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
TrackLab's detailed breakdown

Tramore is where this horse has left its mark. Of all the racetracks it has visited across its long career, this is the one place where it has genuinely flourished — 2 wins from 6 races there, a win rate that stands out sharply against the background of its overall 6% record. The most recent of those victories came on 15 August 2025, now fourteen months in the past. That win remains the horse's last moment of success, and the recent form line tells a story of struggle: in the last six races it has picked up just two top-3 finishes, with no wins and a string of blanks mixed between them.

Still active and last out just a day ago, Likable Chancer remains in the care of Daniel John Howard's yard. Daniel King, the jockey who has ridden it most often, has won 2 of 14 races together — a 14% record that is better than the horse's overall figures, suggesting the pair work reasonably well as a combination. For a horse this old and this far down the prize list, the fact that it keeps racing at all is itself a kind of endorsement. Likable Chancer is not a star, but it is the sort of honest type that turns up race after race, and occasionally — especially at Tramore — still finds a way to the line.

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 8 starts (12%)
✔ Excellent record on yielding ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft_to_heavy ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Limerick in 9 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 17 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Yielding to soft (damp)
Avoids
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
Soft to heavy (wet)
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, tight
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Oct
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 20 runners
21 May
8th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
20 Apr
DNF
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
10 Feb
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 16 runners
1 Jan
3rd
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
28 Dec
3rd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 21 runners
25 Nov
8th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
30 Oct
9th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
1 Oct
7th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
15 Aug
🏆 Won
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
14.3%
Win rate
2/14
Wins / rides
16.7%
Win rate
1/6
Wins / rides
Shane O'Callaghan Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/5
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/4
Wins / rides
Daniel Howard
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
Michael Kenneally
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
G B Noonan
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Miss C Daffy
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Limerick
Galloping
9 1 third, 8 other 17 Oct 0%
Tramore
Sharp
6 2 wins, 1 third, 3 other 20 Apr 33.3%
Punchestown
Galloping
4 4 other 3 May 0%
Cork
Galloping
4 1 third, 3 other 13 Dec 0%
Thurles
Undulating
4 1 second, 1 third, 2 other 30 Oct 0%
Galway
Tight
3 1 second, 2 other 27 Oct 0%
Killarney
Sharp
3 1 second, 2 other 18 Jul 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 other 13 Sep 50%
Downpatrick
Undulating
2 1 second, 1 other 17 Jun 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
2 2 other 5 Aug 0%
Listowel
Sharp
2 1 second, 1 third 27 Sep 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 2 Jul 0%
Naas
Galloping
1 1 second 4 Apr 0%
Kilbeggan
Tight
1 1 other 26 Jul 0%
Clonmel
Sharp
1 1 other 2 Dec 0%
Sligo
Sharp
1 1 other 1 Oct 0%