Ma Belle Etoile
Ma Belle Etoile is a seven-year-old who has carved out a modest but steady career, winning 3 of her 16 races and finishing in the placings in another 7, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 5 efforts. She currently races for
Henry De Bromhead's yard at Knockeen in County Waterford, one of the most successful training operations in Ireland — the stable has sent out 110 winners this season alone, so Ma Belle Etoile is part of a high-volume, well-oiled machine.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
P Haughey P M Haughey John Ball
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Her best surface is normal ground, where she has won 2 of 7 races, a win rate of nearly 30 percent — a meaningful advantage over her overall record and the kind of detail that matters when plotting her next entry. Her first win came at Limerick on 21 November 2023, but it has been a long time since her last victory, which arrived at Wexford on 23 July 2025, now thirteen months in the past. That gap suggests she has been grinding away without success through 2024 and into 2025, though her recent form shows some promise: a first-place finish just a day ago, followed by a fourth and fifth in the two runs before that. After three consecutive races outside the top two earlier this year, that win represents a return to the winner's enclosure and a reminder that she still knows how to find the line first.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 7 starts (29%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 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)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Likes
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
7 Aug
3rd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
14 Jul
7th
Killarney
1m6f – 2m · Good · 13 runners
30 Jun
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
12 Jun
5th
Fairyhouse
1m6f – 2m · Good · 17 runners
14 Aug
4th
Tramore
1m6f – 2m · Good · 4 runners
23 Jul
🏆 Won
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
31 May
5th
Tramore
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 6 runners
10 May
🏆 Won
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
3 Apr
2nd
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 23 runners
3 Jun
6th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 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 |
|---|
| Wexford Sharp |
3 |
1 win, 1 third, 1 other |
7 Aug |
33.3% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 third |
21 Nov |
50% |
| Tramore Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
14 Aug |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
3 Apr |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
15 May |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
10 May |
100% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jun |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
3 Jun |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
14 Jul |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 May |
0% |