Perfect Judgement
Perfect Judgement is a 5-year-old who has won 5 races from 38 starts—roughly 1 win in every 8 races—and picked up 12 places along the way. Trained by
P J F Murphy at Castlecomer in County Kilkenny, the horse has been genuinely active lately, racing just yesterday, but has hit a lean spell: it hasn't won in its last six outings, finishing fourth most recently after a couple of seventh-place finishes before that. The good news is that form is not always destiny. Perfect Judgement has shown real preference for normal ground conditions, winning 4 races from 17 attempts on that surface—a 24% win rate that stands out sharply against its overall record and suggests the horse runs its best when the track is neither rock-hard nor waterlogged.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
31.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The horse's most recent win came on 7 February 2025 at Dundalk, and it first found the winner's circle on 16 January 2024 at the same track, also on normal ground. That suggests Dundalk suits it well, though the recent drought—now stretching back nearly two years—indicates something has shifted. Ronan Whelan has been the regular rider, combining for 1 win from 7 races together. With the yard having sent out 4 winners already this season, there is activity and competence in the operation, but Perfect Judgement's challenge now is to rediscover the form that saw it clock up those early wins and find another day when the ground and conditions align just right.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 4 wins from 17 starts (24%)
✔ Course specialist at Dundalk: 4 wins from 17 starts (24%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Naas in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Jul
15th
Naas
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners
18 Jun
5th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners
10 Jun
7th
Limerick
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 19 runners
28 May
7th
Fairyhouse
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 16 runners
15 May
DNF
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 17 runners
13 Mar
4th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 6 runners
6 Mar
12th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 14 runners
27 Feb
DNF
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 19 runners
16 Jan
10th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 runners
26 Nov
8th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
17 |
4 wins, 2 thirds, 11 other |
13 Mar |
23.5% |
| Naas Galloping |
5 |
1 second, 4 other |
22 Jul |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
24 May |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
18 Jun |
33.3% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
10 Jun |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
2 other |
3 Aug |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
6 Sep |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 May |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
24 Sep |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
14 Jul |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
13 Aug |
0% |