Political Stance
Political Stance finally broke through at his sixth attempt, winning at Limerick last week in what amounts to a significant breakthrough for a six-year-old horse that has taken a long time to find the winner's enclosure. The win came on 17 October at the track that clearly suits him — a place he has now won at twice in his ten-race career, suggesting Limerick may be where this horse is most likely to trouble the scoreboard again.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Byrnes Bloodstock Limited
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trainer C Byrnes, based at Ballingarry in County Limerick, has got the job done here, and the yard has been in good form this season with 26 winners to its name. Political Stance's recent runs show the kind of inconsistency that makes a horse hard to predict: a win, then a fourth-place finish, then down to tenth and twelfth place finishes before that breakthrough last week. With just one win in ten races, this is a horse that gives more false hope than solid encouragement, but at least he has now proved he can get the job done when conditions align. Whether that win this week is a sign of something better to come or simply a one-off moment remains to be seen. He is active and will race again soon, so there will be answers soon enough.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Oct
🏆 Won
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 20 runners
4 Oct
5th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
11 Sep
12th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
10 Aug
10th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
17 Mar
DNF
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 22 runners
26 Feb
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 8 runners
12 Feb
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 16 runners
16 Jun
7th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
31 May
12th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
14 May
9th
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 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 |
|---|
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
26 Feb |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
17 Oct |
100% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
31 May |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 May |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Mar |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
16 Jun |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
4 Oct |
0% |