Navy Guitar
Navy Guitar is a seven-year-old who finally broke through to register a maiden victory at Sligo on 10 June 2025, but has struggled to build on that moment. The win came after 16 races without success, and in the 16 months since that day at Sligo, the horse has not found the winner's circle again. Over a career spanning 17 races, Navy Guitar has won just once and placed twice — a return that works out to roughly one win in every 17 attempts.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Recent form offers little encouragement. In the last six outings, Navy Guitar has finished third, fourth, eighth, fifth, ninth, and fifth. That sequence shows inconsistency rather than progression, with only one placing to show from half a dozen races. The horse raced just a day ago, so is actively campaigned by trainer Diego Dias's yard at Rathbride, Co Kildare, though that yard is far from dominant — it has sent out just three winners this season. Sean Flanagan, who rides Navy Guitar most often, has yet to taste victory aboard the horse from five attempts together. These are the numbers of a genuine lower-level performer, the kind of horse that turns up at small meetings to make up the numbers and occasionally surprises with a place. For now, Navy Guitar remains a project rather than a prospect, a horse searching for the consistency that might turn one career win into a pattern.
⚡ 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 good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild 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, tight
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Oct
3rd
Roscommon
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 13 runners
5 Oct
4th
Killarney
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 10 runners
18 Sep
8th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 12 runners
1 Sep
5th
Gowran Park
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 17 runners
11 Oct
9th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 16 runners
19 Sep
5th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
22 Aug
5th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
28 Jul
14th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 23 runners
10 Jun
🏆 Won
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
14 May
5th
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 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 |
|---|
| Downpatrick Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
19 Sep |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
2 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
11 Oct |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
10 Jun |
100% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
17 Mar |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 May |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 May |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
28 Jul |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 Nov |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
12 Oct |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Dec |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
1 Sep |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Sep |
0% |