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Only By Night

8-year-old mare with a 47% win rate who thrives on soft, spongy ground.
Quick Facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Bay
Father
Affinisea
Mother
Leyhill
Owner
Robcour
Rating
150

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
15
Career races
7
Wins
46.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
80%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
16 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on soft ground: 3 wins from 4 starts (75%)
Strong overall win rate: wins 47% of races
Effective partnership with Keith Donoghue: 44% win rate together

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Yielding
Ok
Good to soft
Ok
Heavy (very wet)
Good (firm-ish)
Soft to heavy
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M6F – 2M
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1
Class 2
Class 5
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Ok
Left-handed, tight turning
Right-handed, undulating

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Mar
2nd
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
27 Dec
5th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 7 runners
9 Nov
🏆 Won
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 5 runners
1 May
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · 10 runners
11 Mar
2nd
Cheltenham
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 5 runners
9 Feb
🏆 Won
Exeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 5 runners
8 Dec
🏆 Won
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 8 runners
22 Nov
🏆 Won
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners
2 May
3rd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 16 runners
31 Mar
7th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 18 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Keith Donoghue Current Jockey
44.4%
Win rate
4/9
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
2/2
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Naas
Galloping
2 2 wins 9 Nov 100%
Punchestown
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 1 May 0%
Cheltenham
Galloping
2 2 seconds 13 Mar 0%
Exeter
Undulating
1 1 win 9 Feb 100%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 win 21 Oct 100%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 win 19 Nov 100%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 win 8 Dec 100%
Tipperary
Galloping
1 1 win 22 Nov 100%
Warwick
Sharp
1 1 third 24 Feb 0%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
1 1 third 21 Jan 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 other 31 Mar 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 27 Dec 0%