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Priory Park

Priory Park is a ten-year-old with the kind of racing record that speaks to genuine longevity and a willingness to show up, even if the wins have grown thin. Over 33 races, the horse has managed three victories and seven places — a 9 percent win rate that tells you this is a horse fighting at a level where success is hard-won. More telling still, it hasn't crossed the line first in six consecutive races, a drought that stretches back well over a year to that last win at Ballinrobe on 12 September 2025.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
10 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Dylan Thomas
Mother
Final Episode
Owner
Sean Dalton
Official rating
102

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
33
Career races
3
Wins
9.1%
Win rate
avg ~10%
21.2%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
44 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

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

What's worth noting is that Priory Park is trained by Edward F Power at Ballycahill, near Thurles, the same town where the horse earned its first career victory on 18 November 2021. The yard is modest but functional — it's sent out five winners this season, so Power knows what he's doing. The most interesting partnership has been with jockey Mark Walsh, who rode the horse to one win from five races together, a 20 percent win rate that's double the career average. That suggests there may be something in the combination worth watching if conditions align and the horse's form tightens.

Looking at recent runs, Priory Park is still active — it raced just a day ago, finishing sixth. Before that came a twelfth-place finish, then two absences, then a fourth. These are the results of a horse at the bottom end of competitive racing, still game enough to keep turning up but without the spark that brought those earlier wins. For a ten-year-old in the ring this long, that's respectable. Many horses fold. Priory Park keeps racing.

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 7 starts (14%)
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 9 starts
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
Yielding to soft (damp)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
4 Sep
6th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
4 Aug
15th
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
18 Apr
DNF
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
5 Mar
DNF
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 14 runners
20 Dec
4th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
14 Nov
12th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 20 runners
24 Sep
5th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 15 runners
12 Sep
🏆 Won
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 9 runners
1 Jul
DNF
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
31 May
DNF
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
20%
Win rate
1/5
Wins / rides
Mr Eoin Staples
20%
Win rate
1/5
Wins / rides
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
Aidan Kelly
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Mr L P Barnett(7)
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Thurles
Undulating
3 1 win, 2 other 5 Mar 33.3%
Punchestown
Galloping
2 2 other 12 Dec 0%
Downpatrick
Undulating
2 1 third, 1 other 17 Jun 0%
Navan
Galloping
2 2 other 20 Mar 0%
Cork
Galloping
2 2 other 26 Nov 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
2 2 other 5 Feb 0%
Tramore
Sharp
2 1 second, 1 other 31 May 0%
Kilbeggan
Tight
2 2 other 4 Sep 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
2 2 other 1 Jul 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 8 Feb 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
1 1 win 12 Sep 100%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 win 22 May 100%
Clonmel
Sharp
1 1 other 17 Jan 0%
Cheltenham
Galloping
1 1 other 14 Nov 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
1 1 other 26 Dec 0%
Naas
Galloping
1 1 other 12 Nov 0%
Wexford
Sharp
1 1 other 31 Oct 0%
The Curragh
Galloping
1 1 other 31 Aug 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
1 1 other 4 Aug 0%
Bellewstown
Sharp
1 1 other 18 Apr 0%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 other 24 Sep 0%
Killarney
Sharp
1 1 other 12 May 0%