My Good Pal
My Good Pal has been a hard-luck horse for most of its career, but there is one glimmer of light in an otherwise grim record. The seven-year-old has won just once in 31 races—that sole victory came at Wexford on 8 August 2025, and it remains the horse's only success to date. That translates to a win rate of roughly 1 in every 30 races, which tells you this is not an animal built for the winner's enclosure. To add salt to the wound, that one win was fourteen months ago, and the horse has failed to find the line in the six races since, though it has picked up seven places across its entire career.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Yellow Sticker Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trainer Gavin Cromwell's Navan yard has been prolific this season with 96 winners, but My Good Pal has not been part of that success story. In partnership with regular jockey Mr B M Coonan—who has ridden the horse in 16 of its 31 races—the record is equally bleak: one win from those 16 outings, a 6% success rate. Recent form shows a pattern of disappointment. In its last six races, My Good Pal has managed just one place, a second-place finish five runs back, and largely finished down the field. With the horse having raced just yesterday and likely to run again soon, the wait for a second career victory continues. At this stage, that August day at Wexford feels like a distant memory for the yard hoping for any sign of improvement.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 13 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Ballinrobe in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, tight
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Sep
5th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
24 Aug
DNF
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
9 Aug
2nd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
24 Jul
5th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
3 Jul
8th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
30 May
DNF
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
8 May
2nd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
10 Apr
5th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
5 Mar
8th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 14 runners
15 Jan
11th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · 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 |
|---|
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
5 |
5 other |
24 Aug |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
4 |
1 win, 3 other |
3 Jul |
25% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
24 Jul |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
3 |
2 seconds, 1 other |
9 Aug |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
22 Nov |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
13 Nov |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
15 Jan |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
22 Oct |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jan |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 May |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
5 Mar |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Sep |
0% |