Matavai Bay
Matavei Bay is still learning the ropes. The two-year-old has lined up five times so far without finding the winner's enclosure, with recent runs bringing finishes of 8th, 7th, 5th, 6th, and 10th. Just a day ago it was back out racing, which suggests trainer Kevin Thomas Coleman sees potential worth pursuing despite the blank record so far.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Trainer
Kevin Thomas Coleman
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Coleman's yard at Carrick-on-Suir has been sending out winners this season—eight of them—so the trainer clearly knows how to get horses to the front. For a young horse still finding its feet, a run every week or so and steady competition is not unusual. Whether Matavai Bay clicks into gear soon or remains a work in progress will become clearer over the next few weeks as it races on.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
16 Oct
8th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 15 runners
27 Sep
7th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Heavy · 12 runners
18 Aug
5th
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Good · 12 runners
5 Aug
6th
Sligo
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 13 runners
25 Jul
10th
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Good · 11 runners
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
25 Jul |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 Aug |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
5 Aug |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Oct |
0% |