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Positive Thinker

9-year-old gelding with a 12% win rate who thrives on very soft, almost heavy ground.
Quick Facts
Age
9 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Ocovango
Mother
Clip Her Tail
Owner
Michael J McDonagh
Rating
111

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
24
Career races
3
Wins
12.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
66.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
66 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on soft_to_heavy ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
Excellent record on heavy ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
Excellent record on yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft to heavy
Loves
Heavy (very wet)
Loves
Yielding
Loves
Yielding to soft
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Loves
Right-handed, undulating
Loves
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Ok
Right-handed, tight
Right-handed, tight turning
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Jan
8th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 18 runners
30 Nov
10th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 15 runners
9 Nov
8th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 14 runners
3 Nov
2nd
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
30 Sep
3rd
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 15 runners
1 Apr
4th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 12 runners
10 Mar
2nd
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
11 Feb
3rd
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 8 runners
23 Jan
2nd
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 8 runners
16 Dec
2nd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 10 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
22.2%
Win rate
2/9
Won / Rode
Cathal Landers
0%
Win rate
0/6
Won / Rode
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
Calum Hogan Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Gowran Park
Undulating
4 1 win, 1 third, 2 other 22 Jan 25%
Limerick
Galloping
3 1 win, 2 seconds 22 Oct 33.3%
Cork
Galloping
3 2 seconds, 1 third 3 Nov 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
3 1 second, 2 other 30 Nov 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 4 May 50%
Naas
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 9 Nov 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
1 1 second 15 Sep 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 other 12 Oct 0%
Galway
Tight
1 1 other 5 Sep 0%
Wexford
Sharp
1 1 third 31 Oct 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
1 1 second 23 Jan 0%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 third 11 Feb 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
1 1 third 30 Sep 0%