Mayo Shirocco
Four races into its career, Mayo Shirocco has already ticked the most important box — it knows how to win. The five-year-old claimed its first victory at Wexford just this week, on 3 July 2026, giving trainer
Colin Bowe and his Enniscorthy yard a result that will have caught plenty of attention. With one win and one placed finish from four outings, Mayo Shirocco has shown something worthwhile in every other run too, which matters more than it might sound at this early stage.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
25%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form reads 1-6-4-5 going back through the last four races, so the Wexford win is the clear highlight — a sharp upturn after a couple of mid-pack finishes. A 25% win rate, or one win from every four races, is a solid return for a horse still finding its feet, and the fact it raced just yesterday suggests the yard is keen to keep momentum going while the horse is in good form. Bowe's team has sent out two winners this season, so Mayo Shirocco accounts for half of that tally — no small contribution.
It is genuinely early days, but winning at your local track with your trainer based just down the road from Wexford has a nice symmetry to it. The next step is whether Mayo Shirocco can build on this and show it was a performance rather than a one-off.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
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🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Jul
🏆 Won
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
14 Apr
6th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 10 runners
13 Mar
4th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 8 runners
24 Feb
5th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 9 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 |
|---|
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
3 Jul |
100% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Mar |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Feb |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
14 Apr |
0% |