Moonlight Paradise
Moonlight Paradise is a five-year-old that has finally found the winner's enclosure after a long wait. The horse broke through on 14 August at Tramore, and struck again at the same track five weeks later—a sign that something clicked once it understood what racing was all about. Over eight races, Moonlight Paradise has won once and placed once, a modest return that masks a horse still working out its trade.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Jj Brennand Flynnd Kearns Partnership
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The recent form tells a story of gradual improvement. In the last six races, the horse has finished eighth, first, fifth, fourth, and sixteenth—there is inconsistency there, but the win at Tramore proved it has ability. Trainer Paul Nolan, who runs his yard from Enniscorthy in County Wexford, has sent out 25 winners this season, so the stable is in decent form. Moonlight Paradise was last in action just a day ago, meaning it remains an active runner in the Nolan team. For a horse at this level with one win from eight races, the path forward depends on finding the right race and the right ground. Tramore has been kind to it twice now—that is the sort of detail worth remembering when the horse runs next.
⚡ 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 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Oct
9th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
19 Sep
8th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
14 Aug
🏆 Won
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
23 Jul
5th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
2 Jul
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
16 May
4th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
26 Dec
16th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 21 runners
20 Nov
5th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 9 runners
23 Oct
7th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 15 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 |
|---|
| Tramore Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
8 Oct |
50% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
23 Jul |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Jul |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Sep |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
20 Nov |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Dec |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Oct |
0% |