Oneforgonzo
Oneforgonzo is a tough, honest eight-year-old who has been knocking on doors for two years without quite establishing himself as a regular winner. Since his first victory at Naas in April 2024, he has won just twice more from 23 races — a win rate of roughly 1 in 8 — but he has shown enough consistency to suggest there is real value in him each time he runs. He finishes in the money about one race in three, which marks him out as a genuine competitor rather than a horse simply making up the numbers.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
21.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
His most recent form tells the story of a horse still very much in contention. He was placed as recently as two days ago, finishing fifth, and before that registered a fourth and a second in his last three outings. These are not the figures of a horse in decline. His last win came at Killarney three months ago on 11 May, and that victory — his third in a career spanning nearly two years — proved he still has winners in him.
Sean O'Keeffe has ridden him in nine races and won twice, a win rate of 22 percent, which is notably strong and suggests the jockey knows how to get the best from him. His trainer, Sean Aherne at Conna in County Cork, is operating a modest but productive yard that has sent out five winners this season. Oneforgonzo represents exactly the kind of resilient, consistent performer on which smaller Irish yards are built — not a star, but a horse that turns up, tries hard, and occasionally gets his head in front.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft_to_heavy ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 13 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft to heavy (wet)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
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
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
29 Jul
11th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 23 runners
21 May
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
11 May
🏆 Won
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
19 Feb
4th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 18 runners
20 Jan
5th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 14 runners
1 Jan
2nd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 25 runners
27 Dec
8th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 13 runners
7 Dec
5th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 25 runners
23 Nov
DNF
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 18 runners
8 Nov
6th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 18 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Anna McGuinness Current Jockey
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Limerick Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
21 May |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
7 Dec |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
1 Jan |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
4 Apr |
100% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
19 Apr |
100% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
11 May |
100% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
3 Dec |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 May |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jan |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
19 Feb |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
8 Jul |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Jun |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Jan |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
8 Nov |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
29 Jul |
0% |