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Ringdufferin

Ringdufferin is a horse that has found success in fits and starts over the past two years, winning twice from 24 races but struggling to recapture that form consistently. The eight-year-old claimed his first win at Downpatrick in September 2023, when rider Jack Kennedy got him into an easy lead early on and let him settle into a rhythm—the horse proved to stay well and just kept galloping. A month later, in late September, he won again at Gowran Park, but that remains his last victory. It is now more than three years since that second win, a stretch of 19 races without success that speaks to the difficulty of maintaining form at this level.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Kalanisi
Mother
Inisharoan
Owner
A Dunlop
Rating
109

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
24
Career races
2
Wins
8.3%
Win rate
avg ~10%
25%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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Recent runs have been unkind. His last six outings produced a tenth place, a sixth, a second, an eighth, a fourth, and a fourteenth—glimmers of competition (that second place and a couple of mid-field finishes) but nothing like the spark that lit those two wins. He's won roughly 1 in every 12 races across his career, a modest record that sits at the lower end even for horses who race regularly. Trainer A L T Moore, based in Naas, has him in a yard that has managed three winners this season, which puts some context on the scale of this operation—it is not a high-volume powerhouse.

What makes Ringdufferin's profile interesting is not a record of dominance or a comeback story unfolding now, but rather the question of what he was doing earlier in his career. Those two wins suggest he had form and ability at some point. Whether he will find that again remains to be seen, but at eight years old and without a victory in three years, time is moving in only one direction.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, tight
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
19 Aug
10th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
14 Jul
6th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
13 Jun
2nd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
15 May
8th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
19 Apr
4th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 17 runners
8 Jun
14th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
30 Mar
DNF
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
5 Feb
11th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 12 runners
12 Jan
6th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners
15 Dec
DNF
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 14 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Corey McGivern
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Carl Millar
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Mr J H Williamson
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Miss Charlotte Butler
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Downpatrick
Undulating
8 1 win, 2 seconds, 1 third, 4 other 14 Jul 12.5%
Kilbeggan
Tight
3 3 other 15 May 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
2 2 other 8 Jun 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
2 1 third, 1 other 8 Aug 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
2 2 other 24 Jan 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
2 2 other 5 Feb 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 win 30 Sep 100%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 other 15 Dec 0%
Sligo
Sharp
1 1 other 19 Aug 0%
Tramore
Sharp
1 1 other 19 Apr 0%
Cheltenham
Galloping
1 1 other 28 Oct 0%