Methgal
Methgal is a 4-year-old who has won twice from 21 races, placing in the frame—second, third, or fourth—eight times. That's a win rate of roughly 1 in every 10 races, which puts him in the middle ground of racehorses: too inconsistent to be a reliable winner, but too capable to be a complete dud. What matters more than raw numbers, though, is that he is still learning. His most recent race was just a day ago, and his form over the last six outings shows real promise—a win, a second place, and another second place tucked in among the less impressive efforts. That looks like a horse finding his feet rather than one in terminal decline.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
38.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
His biggest moment came three weeks ago at Windsor on 13 August, when he notched his second career win. His first had come four months earlier at Dundalk in late March. The gap between victories suggests he is not a world-beater, but it also suggests he is capable of peaking at the right time. Conor Cusack has ridden him five times, winning once, which is a win rate of 20 percent—double his overall average. When your regular jockey clicks with a horse, that matters.
Dylan Cunha's Newmarket yard has sent out 45 winners this season, a sign of a competent, busy operation. For a horse sitting at the unglamorous end of the win column, being trained by someone with a producing yard is no bad thing. Methgal may never be a champion, but he has shown enough in recent weeks to suggest there is life in him yet, and at just four years old, he has time to improve.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to firm (drying out)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Aug
2nd
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
13 Aug
🏆 Won
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
28 Jul
2nd
Great Yarmouth
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
30 Jun
DNF
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Good · 18 runners
10 Jun
4th
Limerick
7f – 1m · Yielding · 14 runners
31 May
12th
Listowel
7f – 1m · Good · 18 runners
4 May
9th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Good · 16 runners
15 Apr
2nd
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Yielding · 17 runners
10 Apr
2nd
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 13 runners
27 Mar
🏆 Won
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 15 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
5 |
1 win, 1 second, 3 other |
10 Apr |
20% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
2 |
2 seconds |
30 Aug |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
20 Oct |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
15 Apr |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
13 Aug |
100% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Jul |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 May |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jun |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
3 Aug |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Jun |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
19 Sep |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jun |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
21 Jul |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
31 May |
0% |