Marlpark
Marlpark is a seven-year-old that knows how to find the winner's circle, but only just. In twenty-three races, the horse has won once and finished placed three times—a win rate of around 1 in 23 races. That sole victory came at Clonmel on 24 October 2024, but it has been a long drought since then. Twenty-one months have passed without another success, and in the last six outings, Marlpark has failed to hit the frame at all, with a fourth place the closest it has come to threatening a return to the winners.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
13.0%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Ridden most often by Daniel King, the partnership has run six times without a win, suggesting the pairing may need to find their rhythm. Trainer John Patrick Ryan, based at Templemore in Co Tipperary, has been responsible for Marlpark throughout its career and oversees a yard that has sent out twenty-one winners this season. The horse remains active and raced just a day ago, which means despite the long gap since that Clonmel win, the yard are still hunting for another chance at glory. For a horse now in its seventh year with such modest returns, each race becomes increasingly important if that second win is ever to materialise.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 6 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 Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
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
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
8 Jan
4th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 5 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Clonmel Sharp |
7 |
1 win, 1 second, 5 other |
5 Jun |
14.3% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
3 |
3 other |
24 Jul |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
7 Mar |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
21 Jul |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 May |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Dec |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Oct |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
21 Aug |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Sep |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Dec |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Nov |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 Apr |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
21 Nov |
0% |