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Miss Gitana

Miss Gitana is a five-year-old with a quietly solid record — 3 wins and 9 places from 27 races — who has spent most of her career doing just enough to stay interesting without ever quite threatening to steal the headlines. Winning 3 from 27 means she finds the winner's enclosure roughly once in every nine attempts, which is honest rather than spectacular. But the places keep coming, and in racing that matters: a horse that runs consistently in the top three is a horse that is always worth watching.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Bay
Father
Nathaniel
Mother
Miss Celestial
Owner
J Lynch & E Blaney
Rating
67

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
27
Career races
3
Wins
11.1%
Win rate
avg ~10%
33.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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Her best racing comes over longer distances, between a mile and six furlongs and two miles, where she has won 2 of her 12 races at that trip — roughly 1 in every 6. That kind of stamina-based racing tends to suit horses with a strong, grinding gallop rather than pure speed, and Miss Gitana looks very much at home when a race is run over a proper distance on normal ground. On good, standard conditions she has won 2 of 10, or 1 in every 5 — a noticeably better record than her overall numbers suggest.

She opened her account at Doncaster in June 2024, and her most recent win came at Tramore in July 2025 — so there is a proven ability to produce on the day, even if it does not come around all that often. Her last six runs read 16-8-8-6-blank-2, which tells a story of a horse that has gone quiet lately, finishing down the field in four of those outings. The encouraging sign is that second place just a few months back, which suggests the ability has not disappeared — she just has not put it all together in a winner.

Trained by Joseph Anthony Murray out of Navan in County Meath, she is part of a small yard that has sent out 2 winners this season. Murray's operation is not one of the big powerhouse stables, which makes every winner meaningful and every place finish a result worth taking seriously. Miss Gitana raced just one day ago, so she is very much in the thick of an active campaign, and with her liking for a proper trip on reasonable ground, the right opportunity could bring another win sooner than her recent form might suggest.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%)
Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 17% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Good to firm (drying out)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
1M6F – 2M
Loves
1M3F – 1M4F
Unknown
Long Distance (2M+)
Ok
7F – 1M
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
25 Apr
16th
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 23 runners
27 Aug
8th
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
7 Aug
8th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
1 Aug
6th
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 21 runners
30 Jul
DNF
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 23 runners
15 Jul
2nd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
8 Jul
🏆 Won
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
7 Jun
9th
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Good · 23 runners
21 May
6th
Gowran Park
1m6f – 2m · Good · 11 runners
9 May
3rd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Keithen Kennedy
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Navan
Galloping
4 4 other 25 Apr 0%
Beverley
Undulating
4 2 seconds, 2 other 8 Jun 0%
Bath
Undulating
2 1 win, 1 other 4 Sep 50%
Galway
Tight
2 2 other 1 Aug 0%
Downpatrick
Undulating
2 1 second, 1 third 15 Jul 0%
Doncaster
Galloping
1 1 win 28 Jun 100%
Tramore
Sharp
1 1 win 8 Jul 100%
Sligo
Sharp
1 1 other 7 Aug 0%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
1 1 other 12 Aug 0%
Great Yarmouth
Galloping
1 1 other 30 Apr 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 other 8 Dec 0%
Bellewstown
Sharp
1 1 other 27 Aug 0%
Wolverhampton
Galloping
1 1 third 16 Aug 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 other 21 May 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
1 1 third 21 Jan 0%
Kempton Park
Galloping
1 1 other 23 Aug 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 27 Dec 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 other 23 Nov 0%