Limerick Leader
Limerick Leader is a nine-year-old with the look of a horse that has found its level and settled there comfortably. Over 38 races, the horse has won three times and placed twenty, which works out to a win rate of roughly 1 in 12 races — solid enough for the lower rungs of racing, but hardly the stuff of headlines. What is striking, though, is how long it has been since those wins dried up. The last victory came at Newton Abbot on 24 June 2025, and that is now fourteen months in the past. Since then, Limerick Leader has raced six times without getting its head in front, though the record shows consistency of a sort: four third-place finishes, two seconds. It is the profile of a horse that runs well enough to pick up cheques but has stopped converting chances into wins.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
52.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The horse does have a preferred surface. On normal ground, Limerick Leader has won three times from seventeen attempts — a rate of roughly 1 in 6 races — which is nearly double its overall average. Fast or soft ground? The numbers disappear almost entirely. This is useful information for anyone watching the card, because it narrows the window in which this horse is likely to trouble the judge.
Limerick Leader races mainly at Class 5 level, where it has won twice from seventeen races. Jockey Craig Nichol, who has been its most frequent partner with nineteen rides together, has won just once aboard it. Trainer Nick Scholfield, based at Lambourn in Berkshire, sent the horse out as recently as one day ago, meaning it remains actively campaigned despite the long winning drought. The yard itself is having a solid season with 22 winners, so there is no sense that Limerick Leader is being neglected or worked into the ground. It is simply a horse running where it belongs, picking its battles on the right ground, and occasionally getting lucky enough to finish first.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 3 wins from 17 starts (18%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 11 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 10 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Aug
4th
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
13 Jul
3rd
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 4 runners
23 Jun
3rd
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
9 Jun
2nd
Southwell
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
4 Sep
2nd
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
21 Aug
2nd
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
20 Jul
2nd
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
24 Jun
🏆 Won
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
4 Jun
2nd
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
10 Mar
DNF
Plumpton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 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 |
|---|
| Newton Abbot Sharp |
7 |
1 win, 2 seconds, 2 thirds, 2 other |
22 Aug |
14.3% |
| Perth Galloping |
4 |
1 win, 3 other |
25 Sep |
25% |
| Kelso Undulating |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
10 Mar |
33.3% |
| Sedgefield Sharp |
3 |
2 seconds, 1 other |
4 Sep |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
3 |
1 second, 1 third, 1 other |
18 Feb |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
31 Jan |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 1 third, 1 other |
18 Jan |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
10 Mar |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
2 seconds |
9 Jun |
0% |
| Worcester Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Sep |
0% |
| Fakenham Tight |
1 |
1 third |
14 Feb |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
14 Oct |
0% |
| Plumpton Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
10 Mar |
0% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
28 Oct |
0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
20 Jul |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jan |
0% |
| Exeter Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
19 Dec |
0% |