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Loingseoir

There is a certain kind of racehorse that never quite wins enough to be called a star, but never quite disappears either — always placing, always competing, never giving up. Loingseoir is exactly that horse. The ten-year-old has raced 58 times in total, winning 4 and finishing in the places 17 more times. That works out to a win rate of roughly 1 in every 14 races, which is modest, but the sheer number of minor placings tells you this is a horse that keeps turning up and keeps being competitive.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
10 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Henrythenavigator
Mother
Only Exception
Owner
W Keeling M C Grassick Mrs M J Grassick
Rating
70

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
58
Career races
4
Wins
6.9%
Win rate
avg ~10%
29.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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Trained by M C Grassick out of Curragh, Co. Kildare, Loingseoir has a particularly interesting relationship with The Curragh — Ireland's most important flat racing venue. That is where the first career win came, back in October 2021, and it is also where the most recent win landed, in October 2025. The yard has sent out 6 winners already this season, so there is clearly form in the camp, and Loingseoir races on just one day ago, meaning this profile is essentially live.

The most regular jockey in the saddle has been Danny Sheehy, who has ridden Loingseoir in 10 races together and landed 1 win — a partnership that wins roughly 1 in every 10 times out, which is about on par with the horse's overall rate. The numbers suggest Sheehy knows the horse well enough, even if the combination has not yet unlocked anything special.

The recent form is worth reading carefully: over the last six races the results read sixth, fourth, fourth, seventh, a blank, and then fourteenth going back further. No wins in the last six, but two fourth-place finishes in there suggest the horse is not falling apart — it is still running respectably, just not quite getting to the front. For a ten-year-old with 58 races on the clock, that level of consistency is actually its own kind of achievement. Many horses at this age and with this much racing behind them have long since drifted down the track. Loingseoir is still placing, still active, and — having won at The Curragh as recently as nine months ago — still capable of reminding everyone why it keeps getting entered.

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 8 starts (12%)
Excellent record on yielding_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
Course specialist at The Curragh: 3 wins from 22 starts (14%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 10 starts
Poor record on soft_to_heavy ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Yet to win at Naas in 5 attempts
Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 16 starts
Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Soft (muddy)
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
Soft to heavy (wet)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
7F – 1M
1M1F – 1M2F
5F – 6½F
Avoids
1M3F – 1M4F
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, tight
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Jul
6th
Fairyhouse
7f – 1m · Good · 15 runners
11 Jun
4th
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Soft · 16 runners
4 Jun
4th
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Soft · 11 runners
25 Apr
7th
Limerick
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 15 runners
19 Apr
DNF
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Soft · 17 runners
2 Nov
14th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Heavy · 21 runners
16 Oct
🏆 Won
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Yielding · 27 runners
4 Oct
11th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft_To_Heavy · 15 runners
28 Sep
8th
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 26 runners
22 Sep
7th
Fairyhouse
7f – 1m · Yielding · 20 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
10%
Win rate
1/10
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/7
Won / Rode
16.7%
Win rate
1/6
Won / Rode
Annalise Cullen
20%
Win rate
1/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
Jack Cleary Current Jockey
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Jimmy Dalton
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Mr J H Williamson
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
W J Lee
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
The Curragh
Galloping
22 3 wins, 1 third, 18 other 19 Apr 13.6%
Naas
Galloping
5 5 other 23 Mar 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
4 1 win, 3 other 8 Jul 25%
Galway
Tight
4 1 third, 3 other 29 Jul 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
4 1 second, 1 third, 2 other 11 Jun 0%
Limerick
Galloping
3 1 second, 2 other 25 Apr 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
3 2 seconds, 1 other 20 Aug 0%
Cork
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 10 Sep 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
2 2 other 31 Aug 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 2 Oct 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
2 2 other 16 Oct 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
1 1 third 23 Jun 0%
Sligo
Sharp
1 1 third 6 Aug 0%
Chepstow
Galloping
1 1 second 10 Aug 0%
Dundalk
Galloping
1 1 other 10 Mar 0%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 other 28 Aug 0%