Love Orchid
The horse is trained by
Noel Meade at Castletown in Co Meath, a yard that has been in fine form this season with 42 winners already to its name.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🏁 Next race
Tomorrow
Gowran Park
About 1.5 miles · Soft, giving ground · 17 runners
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🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What stands out about Love Orchid's recent pattern is a stubborn refusal to break through. Over the last six races, it has finished second twice — most recently just a day ago — along with a third and a couple of mid-field efforts. That pair of runner-up finishes suggests the horse has the ability to get close to winning races, but something keeps it just short when it matters. Without a breakthrough victory yet, Love Orchid remains a work in progress, though the consistency of Meade's yard and the horse's habit of running into the placings hint that a first win may come with time and the right opportunity.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
11 Oct
2nd
Naas
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 12 runners
21 Sep
6th
Listowel
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 18 runners
27 Aug
3rd
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Good · 18 runners
15 Aug
2nd
Tramore
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 8 runners
31 Jul
11th
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding_To_Soft · 21 runners
15 Jul
4th
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
1 Jul
6th
Fairyhouse
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 15 runners
11 May
9th
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Good · 13 runners
4 Apr
DNF
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft_To_Heavy · 10 runners
15 Aug
4th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Aug |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
21 Sep |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
27 Aug |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
11 Oct |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Apr |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
15 Aug |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jul |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Jun |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 May |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jul |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
31 Jul |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jul |
0% |