Marlpark
Marlpark is a seven-year-old who has raced 24 times without finding the winner's circle very often. In that span, the horse has managed just one win—at Clonmel back in October 2024—along with three places. That's a win rate of roughly 1 in every 25 races, a figure that tells you this is a horse who gets close to paying off but rarely gets across the line.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
What's striking is the drought that has followed that single success. Marlpark hasn't won in its last six races, and with the horse still actively racing just a day ago, the stretch without a victory has now stretched to two full years. Daniel King, the jockey who has partnered Marlpark most often, has ridden the horse six times without a winner. Trainer John Patrick Ryan, who runs the yard at Templemore in County Tipperary, has had a decent season elsewhere—his stable has sent out 21 winners overall—but Marlpark hasn't been one of the contributors to that tally. The recent form tells a familiar story: four consecutive races without a place, followed by a fourth-place finish, then two more blanks. For a horse who breaks even so seldom, even getting into the frame occasionally feels like a small mercy.
⚡ 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 7 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, tight
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Oct
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
24 Jul
DNF
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
21 Jul
DNF
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
5 Jun
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
28 May
4th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners
18 Apr
DNF
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
2 Apr
11th
Clonmel
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 14 runners
26 Mar
2nd
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
7 Mar
12th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 13 runners
12 Feb
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 8 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 |
|---|
| Clonmel Sharp |
8 |
1 win, 1 second, 6 other |
1 Oct |
12.5% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
3 |
3 other |
24 Jul |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
21 Jul |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
7 Mar |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Sep |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
21 Aug |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Dec |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Oct |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Nov |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Dec |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
21 Nov |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 Apr |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 May |
0% |