Port Of Spain
Port Of Spain won his first race at Punchestown last September and has had a quiet year since, without another victory in his last six outings. The three-year-old, trained by Aidan O'Brien at Cashel, has recorded just one win from ten races — a 10% win rate that speaks to a horse still searching for his best form. His most recent run came just yesterday, when he finished 17th, but that doesn't tell the full story. Before that he showed real promise with a second place, suggesting he remains competitive at the right level.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Westerberg Mrs Magnier M Tabor D Smith
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Where Port Of Spain shows genuine promise is at the middle distances. Over a mile and a quarter to a mile and a half, he has won one from four races — a 25% win rate that stands out from his overall record. This distance appears to suit him, and O'Brien clearly sees it as his future. The trainer recently described him as a horse who will stay a mile and a quarter, and flagged him for a Classic trial — one of the stepping stones toward the sport's biggest three-year-old races. That's genuine optimism from a yard that has sent out 125 winners this season alone. Port Of Spain may not be setting the world alight yet, but at this stage in his career, with the right race and the right ground, he could be ready to prove last September's breakthrough was no flash in the pan.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
27 Sep
17th
The Curragh
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 33 runners
23 Aug
2nd
Naas
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 10 runners
31 Jul
7th
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 18 runners
17 Jun
11th
Ascot
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
16 May
5th
Newbury
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 11 runners
18 Oct
3rd
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 8 runners
27 Sep
5th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding_To_Soft · 5 runners
16 Sep
🏆 Won
Punchestown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
30 Aug
3rd
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 8 runners
9 Aug
6th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Good · 10 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 |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
4 |
1 third, 3 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
16 Sep |
100% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
18 Oct |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jun |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
23 Aug |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 May |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
31 Jul |
0% |