Mercurial Sea
Mercurial Sea is a five-year-old who has spent its entire career — 13 races and counting — being good without quite being good enough. No wins yet, but seven places tell a story of a horse that keeps showing up, keeps running into contention, and keeps finding something just a little bit better on the day.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
53.8%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form makes for interesting reading. Two second-place finishes in the last six races, with the other four runs producing nothing in the money at all. That inconsistency — flashes of near-excellence interrupted by quieter days — is both the frustrating and fascinating thing about this horse. When Mercurial Sea is on, it is clearly competitive. When it isn't, it disappears from the picture entirely.
Having raced just yesterday, this is a horse very much in active campaign. Whether a first win is around the corner is the question its the yard — sorry, its team — will be asking themselves. Seven places from 13 races is a solid enough platform: roughly half its career has ended with a cheque, just never the biggest one. At some point, one of those near-misses has to tip the right way.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
14 Jul
2nd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
22 May
DNF
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
8 May
2nd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
12 Apr
DNF
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
21 Mar
DNF
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
13 Dec
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 20 runners
21 Nov
12th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 16 runners
8 Sep
5th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
11 Jul
8th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 20 runners
10 Jun
3rd
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 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 |
|---|
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
13 Dec |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
3 |
2 seconds, 1 other |
14 Jul |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Mar |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
1 Apr |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Mar |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
10 Jun |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
8 Sep |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jul |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Apr |
0% |