Lygon Lad
Lygon Lad broke through this week at Downpatrick, finally getting his head in front after nine attempts. The 6-year-old has been a frustrating proposition — he's picked up three places from ten starts overall, but those placings have come thinly spread across a career that hasn't quite clicked. Winning roughly 1 in every 10 races tells you he's a difficult customer to get right, but his recent form shows real promise. In his last six races, he's been beaten into fifth and seventh, but he also ran fourth and eleventh, suggesting he's been searching for the right conditions or trip. When it finally came together at Downpatrick this week, it was his first win, which at six years old means he's taken his time getting there.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
It Takes Allsorts Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What makes this significant is that he's trained by Gordon Elliott, who runs one of the most prolific yards in racing from Longwood in County Meath. Elliott's team has sent out 210 winners already this season, so the fact that Lygon Lad has stayed in the yard and broken his duck now suggests the trainer has found something that works. The win came on the same track where he'd been threatening to go close — Downpatrick clearly suits him. At this stage of his career, a belated first win is the kind of breakthrough that can unlock a horse's potential, whether he becomes a regular winner or remains someone who picks up the odd prize when conditions align. Either way, Lygon Lad has finally got his name on the board.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
9 Oct
3rd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
18 Sep
🏆 Won
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
9 Aug
5th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
6 Apr
7th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
17 Mar
4th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
26 Jan
11th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
26 Dec
15th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 20 runners
15 Dec
2nd
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 13 runners
3 Dec
5th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 21 runners
16 Nov
3rd
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 11 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 |
|---|
| Downpatrick Undulating |
3 |
1 win, 1 third, 1 other |
9 Oct |
33.3% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
17 Mar |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
15 Dec |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Dec |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Apr |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jan |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
3 Dec |
0% |