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Positive Energy

There's a quiet persistence to Positive Energy that racing fans tend to appreciate. The five-year-old has built a career record of 2 wins and 7 places from 20 races — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 10 — which tells you this isn't a horse collecting trophies, but one that keeps showing up and finding a way into the frame. Trained by Brian Francis Cawley out of Craughwell in County Galway, a yard that has sent out 3 winners already this season, Positive Energy is very much a live part of an active, working operation.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Make Believe
Mother
Not My Way
Owner
Christopher Moran

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
20
Career races
2
Wins
10%
Win rate
avg ~10%
35%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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The two wins on record carry a neat symmetry: both came at Navan, with the first arriving in October 2024 and the second following in March 2025. That second win at Navan is the more recent, though it now sits 16 months in the past — and the six races since have produced nothing better than a fourth place. The recent form figures of 8-4-19-9-5 make for uncomfortable reading, with that 19th place particularly difficult to explain away. But the horse raced just one day ago, which confirms the team still believe there's something to work with.

The most encouraging number in the whole profile might be this: over distances of a mile and three to a mile and four furlongs, Positive Energy has won 1 race from just 3 attempts — a rate of 1 in 3, or 33%. That is a meaningful signal in a sport where patterns matter enormously. It suggests the horse has a genuine sweet spot, and that when conditions line up at the right trip, the form can jump sharply. Whether the team can engineer the right opportunity to bring that to bear again is the question.

Regular partner W J Lee has ridden Positive Energy in 5 of its races and won once together — a 20% win rate, or 1 in every 5 rides, which is actually a solid return at this level. The partnership clearly works when the pieces fall into place. The task now is finding the race where they do.

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 4 starts (25%)
Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 33% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Struggles on RH Tight tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Heavy (very wet)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
1M3F – 1M4F
Loves
Long Distance (2M+)
7F – 1M
Unknown
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
1M1F – 1M2F
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Jun
DNF
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
8 Jun
5th
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 8 runners
25 May
9th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
1 May
19th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 28 runners
9 Nov
4th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 5 runners
12 Oct
8th
Naas
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 19 runners
20 Sep
2nd
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 20 runners
2 Aug
8th
Galway
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 21 runners
31 Jul
5th
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 21 runners
23 Jun
2nd
Ballinrobe
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 17 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
W J Lee
20%
Win rate
1/5
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
Mr P J Cawley(7)
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Galway
Tight
4 1 third, 3 other 2 Aug 0%
Naas
Galloping
3 3 other 9 Nov 0%
Navan
Galloping
2 2 wins 1 Mar 100%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
2 1 second, 1 other 25 May 0%
The Curragh
Galloping
2 2 other 28 Jun 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 second 20 Sep 0%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 other 5 Oct 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 21 Oct 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 other 1 May 0%
Killarney
Sharp
1 1 third 15 Jul 0%
Kilbeggan
Tight
1 1 other 15 Jun 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
1 1 other 8 Jun 0%