Pinball Wizard
7-year-old gelding with a 9% win rate who thrives on slightly slow all-weather over 5f – 6½f.
Owner
Donal McArdle/John McConnell Partnership
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
31.8%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
⚡ Strengths & Risks AI Analysis
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard_to_slow ground: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%)
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 20% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Returning from a 142-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at Dundalk in 16 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 1 wins from 24 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Ok
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Loves
Right-handed, undulating
Loves
Left-handed, tight turning
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Left-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turning
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
7 Nov
12th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 runners
14 Oct
7th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 runners
26 Sep
14th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 runners
26 Aug
3rd
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Good_To_Yielding · 15 runners
18 Aug
6th
Ayr
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
4 Aug
12th
Naas
7f – 1m · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
17 Jul
8th
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Good · 13 runners
9 Jul
6th
Fairyhouse
7f – 1m · Good · 17 runners
1 Jul
12th
Roscommon
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 17 runners
21 Jun
13th
Down Royal
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 15 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 |
16 |
2 seconds, 2 thirds, 12 other |
7 Nov |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
6 |
1 win, 2 seconds, 3 other |
21 May |
16.7% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 |
2 wins, 1 other |
23 Oct |
66.7% |
| Naas Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
4 Aug |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 third |
23 Sep |
50% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Jun |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jul |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Aug |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jul |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
26 Apr |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jun |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
15 May |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 Jul |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jun |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 Aug |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
26 Aug |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jul |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 Aug |
0% |