Little Wing
Little Wing is a 3-year-old still searching for its first win after five races without success. Trained by
Charles O'Brien at Straffan in County Kildare, the horse has raced consistently but has yet to find the form needed to break through. Its most recent outing was just a day ago, where it finished ninth—a result that sits between some slightly better efforts earlier in the run. A couple of races back, it managed a more respectable eleventh-place finish, and before that a ninth again, suggesting the horse has at least shown it can stay competitive in its races rather than finishing badly beaten.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🏁 Next race
Tomorrow
Gowran Park
About 7 furlongs · Soft, giving ground · 14 runners
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🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The challenge for Little Wing is straightforward: it hasn't come close to winning yet, and has picked up no placed finishes in those five attempts. At three years old, there is still time for improvement, but the complete absence of any success marks this as a horse still waiting to prove it has a competitive edge. O'Brien's yard has sent out just two winners this season, so Little Wing will need to be part of the yard's next breakthrough if it is to get off the mark. The fact that it keeps running and competing suggests the the yard believe there is potential there—but right now, those fifth and ninth-place finishes are all Little Wing has to show for its efforts.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
18 Sep
13th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 17 runners
6 Aug
21th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 25 runners
11 Jul
11th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good · 14 runners
24 Jun
9th
Naas
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 20 runners
20 May
9th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 15 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Jun |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jul |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Aug |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
20 May |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Sep |
0% |