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Mr Dibbs

Mr Dibbs is a seven-year-old who has spent his racing life finding occasional success on his own terms. With just 2 wins from 16 races, he wins roughly 1 in every 8 times out, which puts him firmly in the category of a horse who shows up, tries hard, and sometimes gets lucky. What lifts him slightly above the ordinary is his clear preference for normal ground conditions—on those surfaces he has won 2 of his 5 races, a 40% win rate that suggests he genuinely struggles when the ground is either very wet or very firm.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Yeats
Mother
Nicholastown
Owner
James Orourke
Rating
102

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
16
Career races
2
Wins
12.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
37.5%
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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His most recent win came three months ago at Sligo on 12 May 2026, which marks him as an active and present horse. The form since then tells a mixed story: he finished sixth on his last outing just a day ago, then second before that, then was absent from one race, then eighth, and before that sixth again. So he is still racing, still being tried, but the victories have dried up. His first win came at Kilbeggan on 2 June 2024—nearly two years into his career—suggesting he took time to prove himself.

Gavin Cromwell trains him from Navan, Co. Meath. Cromwell's yard has had an excellent season, with 96 winners to its name, so the trainer knows how to get horses to the line. Mr Dibbs is a long way from a star turn, but he is the kind of solid, genuine racehorse that keeps a stable ticking over: reliable enough to run, honest enough to place regularly, and equipped with a clear preference that his the yard can exploit on the right days.

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 5 starts (40%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 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
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight
Right-handed, tight turns
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
19 Aug
6th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
4 Aug
8th
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
12 May
🏆 Won
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
24 Apr
DNF
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
20 Aug
2nd
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
25 Jul
6th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
6 Jun
14th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
26 Jul
7th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
7 Jul
8th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
2 Jun
🏆 Won
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
Mr K P Healy
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
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Kilbeggan
Tight
7 1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 4 other 24 Apr 14.3%
Sligo
Sharp
4 1 win, 1 second, 2 other 19 Aug 25%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 other 7 Aug 0%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 other 19 Apr 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 other 9 Mar 0%
Clonmel
Sharp
1 1 other 6 Jun 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
1 1 other 4 Aug 0%