Moonovercloon
Moonovercloon has been a steady campaigner for
Declan Queally's Waterford yard, picking up wins here and there but rarely dominating. The nine-year-old has won just 3 of its 40 races—a win rate of about 1 in every 13 attempts—and collected 12 places on top of that, a record that reflects a horse better suited to mid-tier racing than headline days. Its last win came at Sligo on 23 August 2023, now more than three years ago, and the horse has not managed another victory in its last six races, finishing eighth most recently and fourth before that.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
S Gillen Midlands Partnership
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🏁 Next race
Today
Limerick
About 3 miles · Slightly soft ground · 18 runners
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🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What stands out is Moonovercloon's preference for normal ground conditions. On standard, non-testing ground, the horse has won 2 of 11 races—an 18% win rate, nearly double its overall average. This is the kind of detail that matters to the yard planning their entries; on fast, dry ground or in deep, muddy conditions, Moonovercloon struggles to compete at the same level. James Smith, the horse's most frequent jockey, has partnered with it 22 times and managed 2 wins together, a 9% win rate that mirrors the trainer's overall patience with the horse. Queally's yard at Cappagh has sent out 26 winners this season, so there is clearly quality elsewhere in the operation. Moonovercloon remains active—it raced just a day ago—but it has now become very much a horse chasing the conditions it needs and unlikely to trouble the top echelon of its class again.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 11 starts (18%)
✔ Excellent record on yielding_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 14 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Galway in 6 attempts
⚠ Yet to win at Punchestown in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Oct
8th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
4 Sep
DNF
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 5 runners
31 Jul
DNF
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 22 runners
15 Jun
DNF
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
14 Oct
7th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
25 Sep
4th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
27 Aug
6th
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
20 Aug
8th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
8 Aug
7th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
1 Aug
12th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 23 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 |
|---|
| Kilbeggan Tight |
7 |
1 win, 3 thirds, 3 other |
4 Sep |
14.3% |
| Galway Tight |
6 |
1 second, 5 other |
31 Jul |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
5 |
1 third, 4 other |
14 Oct |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
4 |
4 other |
25 Sep |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
17 Jun |
50% |
| Sligo Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
20 Aug |
50% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
13 Nov |
0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
17 Nov |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
24 Nov |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
8 Aug |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
7 Jun |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Apr |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 Aug |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 May |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Dec |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
23 May |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 May |
0% |