Love Bomb
Love Bomb got off the mark at Down Royal last September after a long wait in the starting gate. The three-year-old finally broke through on its 16th career outing, but that win back on 29 September now sits more than a year in the past, and the horse has not found the winner's enclosure since. In fact, Love Bomb has not won in its last six races, a run that includes some low finishes — a 14th place and two eighth-place efforts among recent attempts. With just one win from 16 races, the horse wins roughly 1 in every 16 times it steps onto the track, a win rate that sits well below what you would hope for at any level.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The bright spot is that Love Bomb continues to race regularly and picked up placings in its last two outings, finishing third and fourth. That suggests the horse is still competitive enough to earn a run in the frame occasionally, even if the big prize remains elusive. Trainer W McCreery, based at Rathbride in County Kildare, has managed to get 19 winners onto the track this season, so the yard clearly knows how to prepare a horse to win — Love Bomb just has not been the one to do it lately. At three years old, there is still time for improvement, but patience will be needed. The horse raced just yesterday, so the yard are keeping it active and searching for another breakthrough to match that memorable September day at Down Royal.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Cork in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
14 Aug
3rd
Cork
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
24 Jul
4th
Cork
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 21 runners
11 Jul
8th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
1 Jul
14th
Fairyhouse
5f – 6½f · Good · 18 runners
12 Jun
8th
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Soft · 13 runners
29 May
10th
Down Royal
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
19 May
7th
Cork
5f – 6½f · Soft · 11 runners
23 Apr
4th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
1 Apr
11th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
22 Mar
9th
Naas
5f – 6½f · Soft · 15 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Megan Telford-Kelly(7) Current jockey
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
5 |
1 third, 4 other |
14 Aug |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
23 Apr |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
29 May |
50% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Apr |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jul |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Mar |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jul |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jun |
0% |