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Parkgarve

Parkgarve is a 6-year-old who has finally broken through after a long search for the winner's circle. The horse managed just one win from its first 16 races, but struck at Downpatrick last week in what was a breakthrough moment — a single victory from 17 starts amounts to a 6% win rate, the kind of record that suggests Parkgarve has spent most of its career chasing without quite catching. What makes this timing interesting is how recent the win is: raced just a day ago and now back in action almost immediately, the horse is clearly being kept busy by trainer Ian Patrick Donoghue, whose Clonalvy yard in County Meath has already sent out 29 winners this season.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Shirocco
Mother
Mariet
Owner
Gary Oshaughnessy
Official rating
99

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
17
Career races
1
Wins
5.9%
Win rate
avg ~10%
23.5%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
58 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
TrackLab's detailed breakdown

The form of late tells a frustrating story for the yard. In the last six runs, Parkgarve has finished outside the placings four times, with an 11th-place finish most recently sandwiched around two placing efforts. This is a horse that wins rarely but stays competitive enough to pick up minor positions — four places across a 17-race career shows it can hold its own at the back of the winners' enclosure, even if the top spot remains elusive. That one win at Downpatrick last week was clearly special after such a long drought, and the fact that Donoghue has kept the horse in training and actively racing suggests there is still belief in the yard that Parkgarve can find the winner's circle again.

⚡ 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 11 starts (9%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
21 Aug
11th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
9 Aug
🏆 Won
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
17 Jul
4th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
13 Jun
5th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
29 May
6th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
10 May
8th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
11 Oct
12th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 16 runners
10 Oct
3rd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 10 runners
3 Oct
DNF
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 18 runners
19 Sep
6th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
James Smith
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
P J O'Hanlon Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Michael Kenneally
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Downpatrick
Undulating
7 1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 4 other 9 Aug 14.3%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 other 11 Oct 0%
Kilbeggan
Tight
1 1 other 21 Aug 0%
Killarney
Sharp
1 1 other 17 Jul 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
1 1 other 22 Jul 0%
Sligo
Sharp
1 1 third 13 May 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
1 1 other 6 May 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 other 3 Oct 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
1 1 other 7 Jul 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 other 10 May 0%
Tramore
Sharp
1 1 other 29 May 0%