Prairie Girl
Prairie Girl has the kind of form that catches your eye once you spend time looking at the numbers. A four-year-old trained by
Daniel James Murphy at Curragh, she has won 3 of her last 12 races—a solid 25 percent win rate—and what's really interesting is where and how she wins. She is almost a different horse at Dundalk, where she has taken three races from seven attempts. That is a 43 percent win rate at one track, which tells you something genuine about her: she either handles the surface there, or she suits the way her trainer runs her on that particular course, or both. Her last victory came on 6 February, and the seven-month gap since then is worth noting—she is active again, having raced just a day ago, so Murphy's team clearly sees something to work with.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
J Kirkland Mrs J M Ryan
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🏁 Next race
Fri 23 Oct
Dundalk (AW)
About 5 furlongs · Standard all-weather surface · 26 runners
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🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What marks Prairie Girl as genuinely interesting is her relationship with normal ground conditions. Strip away the other variables and she wins in normal conditions at a rate of 3 from 7 races, or 43 percent. That is a significant edge, the kind of thing smart people follow. Her recent form reads well too: a second place, a win, another win, a fourth, and a couple of lower finishes before that. She is not consistent enough to back blindly every time, but the upward movement in those recent runs suggests the yard has found a rhythm with her. Murphy's team has been prolific this season with 14 winners already, so Prairie Girl sits inside a yard that knows how to prepare a horse to win. She may never be a headline grabber, but she is the kind of honest campaigner that honest punters keep an eye on—especially at Dundalk, especially when the ground sits right.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 3 wins from 7 starts (43%)
✔ Course specialist at Dundalk: 3 wins from 7 starts (43%)
⚠ 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
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Sep
6th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good · 18 runners
9 Aug
4th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
20 Feb
10th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
6 Feb
🏆 Won
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
9 Jan
🏆 Won
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
5 Dec
2nd
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
31 Oct
🏆 Won
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 17 runners
14 Oct
4th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 17 runners
14 Aug
3rd
Cork
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
4 Jul
6th
Bellewstown
5f – 6½f · 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
7 |
3 wins, 1 second, 3 other |
20 Feb |
42.9% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
9 Aug |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
14 Aug |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jul |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Sep |
0% |