Punica Granatum
Punica Granatum is a three-year-old still hunting for her first win after nine races, but her trainer Mrs J. Harrington sees genuine potential beneath the record. The filly has shown promise with three placings to date, most recently finishing second just a day ago, and Harrington reckons she was unlucky not to have broken through earlier. That kind of near-miss form — three podium finishes from nine attempts — suggests a horse that runs well without quite finding the extra gear on the day.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What makes Punica Granatum interesting is not just her recent second-place finish, but the company she keeps. Harrington's yard at Moone in County Kildare has sent out 53 winners this season, so the trainer clearly knows how to get horses ready to win. More tellingly, Punica Granatum has an entry in the Irish 1,000 Guineas — one of the most prestigious flat races for three-year-old fillies in Europe. That kind of entry doesn't come lightly. It signals the trainer believes this filly has classic potential, even if she hasn't yet shown it in actual races.
The calendar is working against her, though. Harrington notes the filly has been slow to come to hand this season, which is the trainer's way of saying she's needed time to get fit and ready. In her last six races she has not won, but she has managed three places among them. At this stage, she is still developing, and the gap between being a three-year-old who occasionally places and one who actually wins can close quickly once a horse finds its rhythm. Whether Punica Granatum makes that jump will become clear soon enough.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at The Curragh in 5 attempts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
26 Sep
6th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Yielding · 11 runners
31 Aug
6th
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Yielding · 13 runners
15 Aug
3rd
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 17 runners
28 Jul
DNF
Galway
7f – 1m · Yielding · 17 runners
28 Jun
13th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners
24 May
2nd
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 12 runners
27 Sep
17th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Yielding_To_Soft · 33 runners
13 Aug
2nd
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners
20 Jul
4th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Good_To_Yielding · 12 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 |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
5 |
1 second, 4 other |
26 Sep |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
13 Aug |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
15 Aug |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
28 Jul |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
31 Aug |
0% |