Piccolo Player
Piccolo Player is a five-year-old still searching for consistency after breaking through with a maiden win at Limerick last November. That single victory in fourteen races — a win rate of roughly 1 in 14 — tells the story of a horse that has shown enough promise to stay in training but hasn't yet found the key to regular success. The encouraging detail is that five places suggest he regularly gets close to winning; he just hasn't managed to cross the line a second time in the ten months since that November breakthrough.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Fairymount Partnership
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
35.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Recent form has been mixed. His last six races show a fourth, followed by two thirds, a sixth, a fifth, and a second just a day ago. That runner-up finish keeps him in the conversation, but the pattern of inconsistency — swinging between competitive finishes and well-beaten runs — is the real puzzle. His best partnership has come with jockey Michael Kenneally, who has ridden him five times and won on him once, a 20 percent win rate that's considerably better than his career average and suggests they've found some rhythm together.
John Patrick Ryan's Templemore yard has been productive this season with 21 winners, so Piccolo Player is in a yard with genuine form. The challenge for both horse and trainer now is clear: break that ten-month drought and prove the November win wasn't a one-off flash of ability. At five years old and still a maiden for second wins, time isn't limitless, but the close finishes show there's still a race in him somewhere.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on heavy ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
31 Aug
4th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
4 Aug
3rd
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 7 runners
17 Jul
3rd
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 7 runners
8 Jun
6th
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 14 runners
26 May
5th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
24 Apr
2nd
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
16 Apr
4th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 8 runners
7 Mar
6th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 11 runners
22 Feb
5th
Naas
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 17 runners
18 Jan
3rd
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 13 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 |
|---|
| Limerick Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
16 Apr |
33.3% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
4 Aug |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 second |
24 Apr |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Nov |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Feb |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 May |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
17 Jul |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
7 Mar |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
18 Jan |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Nov |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
31 Aug |
0% |