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Potters Pal

Potters Pal is a five-year-old with a straightforward profile: a horse that wins roughly 1 in every 5 races and finishes in the places often enough to suggest genuine ability, even if victory doesn't come regularly. The record shows 2 wins and 4 places from 9 races, a respectable haul that marks a dependable performer rather than a star.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Battle Of Marengo
Mother
Union Sacree
Owner
Kingdom Red Syndicate
Official rating
97

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
9
Career races
2
Wins
22.2%
Win rate
avg ~10%
44.4%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
23 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
TrackLab's detailed breakdown

What makes Potters Pal worth watching right now is the recent form. After a run of indifferent results through the summer—nothing picked out from races at various points—the horse has found its feet again. Two wins in the last six races, including a victory at Listowel just this week on 25 September, suggest the horse is back firing. That's the kind of form that matters most: not what happened in March, but what's happening now. The first career win came at Clonmel on 26 March 2026, showing the horse knows how to break its duck, and the Irish courses seem to suit it well. Trained by Thomas Cooper at Tralee in County Kerry, Potters Pal is part of a yard that has already sent out 8 winners this season—a sign of a stable with winners in it, with good form running through the place.

The horse raced just yesterday, so it's currently active and in the thick of things. That recent Listowel success is the headline to watch. It's not the kind of record that suggests Group One glory is around the corner, but it is the record of a horse that knows how to win on the track where it matters—and one that appears to be peaking at exactly the right time.

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft_to_heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
25 Sep
🏆 Won
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
23 Sep
3rd
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
16 Apr
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 18 runners
26 Mar
🏆 Won
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
26 Feb
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 10 runners
26 Jan
6th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 10 runners
12 Jan
11th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 16 runners
26 Dec
14th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 21 runners
7 Dec
15th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 20 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
25%
Win rate
1/4
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Clonmel
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 other 26 Mar 50%
Listowel
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 third 25 Sep 50%
Punchestown
Galloping
2 2 other 26 Jan 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 other 7 Dec 0%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 other 16 Apr 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 26 Dec 0%