Queen Aethelflaed
Queen Aethelflaed has the look of a horse that might finally be figuring things out. A four-year-old trained by A. Slattery at Thurles in Tipperary, she has won twice from 15 races — not a sparkling record on paper, but the detail is more encouraging. Both victories have come at distances between one mile one furlong and one mile two furlongs, where she wins roughly one race in every four (2 wins from 8 races at that trip). Over longer or shorter distances, she barely wins at all, which suggests the trainer has found her sweet spot.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🏁 Next race
Today
Leopardstown
About 7 furlongs · Good ground · 17 runners
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🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Her most recent win came in June at Gowran Park, four months ago now, and her last six races tell an interesting story: a win, then fourth, a long way back in 15th, ninth, and two more disappointing efforts. That's the pattern of a horse on the slide — decent form punctuated by a bright flash in June, then mostly struggling since. That fourth-place finish three races back hinted she might be returning to form, but the most recent pair of runs suggest she has drifted backwards again. She raced just a day ago, so she is still actively campaigned by the yard, which sits among the more productive in Ireland this season with 62 winners to its name. Whether Queen Aethelflaed can find that winning touch again, or whether she has simply had her best days at that middle distance, will become clear soon enough.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Oct
3rd
Thurles
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 17 runners
19 Sep
9th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding_To_Soft · 16 runners
28 Jul
13th
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 21 runners
1 Jul
15th
Fairyhouse
7f – 1m · Good · 21 runners
18 Jun
4th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 17 runners
12 Jun
🏆 Won
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 17 runners
1 Jun
2nd
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 16 runners
18 May
12th
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
11 Apr
DNF
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Soft · 14 runners
17 Dec
2nd
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 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 |
|---|
| Gowran Park Undulating |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 other |
19 Sep |
33.3% |
| Thurles Undulating |
2 |
1 win, 1 third |
8 Oct |
50% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
18 Jun |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jul |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
17 Dec |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Jun |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 Apr |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 May |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
28 Jul |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Jul |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Jun |
0% |