Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost has spent two years chasing that first victory and has only found it once. The seven-year-old got its single win at Roscommon back in October 2024, but has not won since — a drought that now stretches across 24 months and 31 races. That one success, though, came at a distance where the horse actually shows some capability: over ground between a mile and six furlongs and two miles, where it has won 1 of its 11 races, suggesting this is where to watch it if another win is coming. The trouble is the numbers are brutal: a 3 per cent win rate across 32 races puts Paradise Lost firmly in the "trying hard but struggling to deliver" category.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Painestown Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Recent runs have been kinder in the sense that the horse is at least finishing in the money. In its last six races it has picked up three third-place finishes and two fifth-place finishes, building a pattern of modest consistency without ever threatening the winner's enclosure. That said, consistency of a sort is better than no pattern at all, and the fact it is still racing at seven suggests Charles O'Brien's yard believes there is still something to work with. The trainer, based at Straffan in County Kildare, has had a quiet season overall but keeps Paradise Lost active. Regular jockey Gavin Brouder has had no luck aboard, combining for no wins across seven rides together, though the partnership has at least put in some top-3 finishes. Paradise Lost was last out just a day ago, so the yard is not giving up on it yet.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 7 starts (14%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 9% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft_to_heavy ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Gowran Park in 8 attempts
⚠ Yet to win at The Curragh in 6 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 16 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Soft to heavy (wet)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Oct
DNF
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 24 runners
2 Oct
5th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
12 Jun
5th
Fairyhouse
1m6f – 2m · Good · 21 runners
20 May
5th
Gowran Park
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
14 Apr
3rd
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 11 runners
7 Mar
3rd
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 11 runners
12 Jan
5th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 17 runners
27 Dec
7th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 15 runners
20 Oct
15th
Gowran Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 16 runners
4 Oct
9th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 15 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 |
|---|
| Gowran Park Undulating |
8 |
1 second, 1 third, 6 other |
2 Oct |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
6 |
6 other |
15 Oct |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
29 Aug |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
27 Dec |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
12 Jun |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
12 Jan |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
14 Oct |
100% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
29 May |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
14 Apr |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
30 Nov |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Jan |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Mar |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 Jul |
0% |