Mo Anam Chara
Mo Anam Chara is a three-year-old still finding its feet, but the signs over the past fortnight suggest the horse may be hitting form at exactly the right time. Trained by
Geoffrey Harker at Thirkleby in North Yorkshire, the horse has won 2 of its last 6 races, with the most recent victory coming just two weeks ago at Thirsk. That win, added to an earlier success at Roscommon in May, gives Mo Anam Chara a career record of 2 wins and 4 places from 9 races — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 5 outings. The recent sequence reads well too: a win, a second place, a tenth, then two more places before last week's victory. After that Thirsk win, the horse raced again just a day ago, which suggests Harker is confident enough to keep the horse competitive and active.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
M Gilgeous C Seeney Partner
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The real story here is distance. Mo Anam Chara looks a different proposition when asked to run between seven furlongs and a mile — the horse has won 2 of 6 races at that trip, a win rate of one in three, compared to nothing from the other three outings over different distances. This is the kind of pattern that separates a decent horse from one that's merely ordinary: find the right distance and the horse performs. Harker's yard has had a decent season with five winners already, and Mo Anam Chara appears to be one of his more promising prospects. Still only three, the horse has time to develop, but if it stays sound and continues over that favoured distance, there is room for improvement.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 33% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Sep
5th
Catterick Bridge
7f – 1m · Good · 9 runners
14 Sep
🏆 Won
Thirsk
7f – 1m · Good · 10 runners
7 Aug
2nd
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners
18 May
🏆 Won
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
19 Apr
10th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 14 runners
3 Dec
2nd
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
12 Nov
4th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 17 runners
27 Oct
6th
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft_To_Heavy · 10 runners
18 Sep
9th
Naas
7f – 1m · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
3 Dec |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
18 May |
100% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
14 Sep |
100% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Sep |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
27 Oct |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
7 Aug |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Apr |
0% |