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8-year-old gelding with a 8% win rate who thrives on soft, giving ground.
Quick Facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Fame And Glory
Mother
Skipping Free
Trainer
Owner
Spectacular Seven Syndicate
Rating
113

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
26
Career races
2
Wins
7.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
23.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
332 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on yielding_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Returning from a 332-day absence
Yet to win at Punchestown in 5 attempts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft
Loves
Soft (muddy)
Yielding
Soft to heavy
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
Good to yielding
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Ok
Right-handed, undulating
Left-handed, tight turning
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turning
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
1 May
8th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
22 Apr
🏆 Won
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
10 Apr
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
30 Mar
4th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
22 Feb
8th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 28 runners
21 Jan
5th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
1 Jan
3rd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 24 runners
16 Nov
5th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
16 Oct
4th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
4 May
9th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 22 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Peter Carberry
0%
Win rate
0/7
Won / Rode
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
Miss M O'Sullivan
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
Mr Derek O'Connor Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Fairyhouse
Galloping
8 1 win, 1 third, 6 other 22 Apr 12.5%
Punchestown
Galloping
5 5 other 1 May 0%
Limerick
Galloping
2 2 other 10 Apr 0%
Cheltenham
Galloping
2 2 other 16 Nov 0%
Killarney
Sharp
1 1 win 1 Oct 100%
Roscommon
Sharp
1 1 second 25 Sep 0%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 other 13 Mar 0%
Naas
Galloping
1 1 other 20 Dec 0%
Clonmel
Sharp
1 1 other 16 Feb 0%
Tramore
Sharp
1 1 second 17 Apr 0%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 third 17 Dec 0%
Downpatrick
Undulating
1 1 other 30 Mar 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
1 1 other 21 Jan 0%