Saint Agatha
Saint Agatha is a young horse still finding her feet on the track, but her recent victory at Cork suggests she may be starting to hit her stride. The 3-year-old broke through for her first win last week at Cork over 5 furlongs, and that breakthrough came after three placings in her previous six races — a sign that the yard has been gradually building her confidence rather than throwing her in at the deep end. She has won once and finished in the placings three times from seven races overall, which puts her at around a 14% win rate: respectable form for a horse still learning the game.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Cayton Park Stud Mrs John Magnier
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The most encouraging detail is how much Saint Agatha improves when races suit her distance. Over 5 to 6½ furlongs she has won 1 of her 4 races (25%), nearly double her overall win rate. That Cork victory came at exactly this range, and her form suggests she has found a distance where she can be competitive. Trained by J A Stack at Golden in Tipperary, she is part of a yard that has already sent out 12 winners this season, so she is surrounded by horses and handlers who know how to get results. At just 3 years old with only seven races under her belt, Saint Agatha has time to develop, and that first win last week will have taught her something valuable about racing and winning.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 25% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
10 Oct
9th
Naas
5f – 6½f · Soft · 9 runners
29 Sep
🏆 Won
Cork
5f – 6½f · Soft · 9 runners
30 Aug
5th
Cork
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 17 runners
4 May
11th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Good · 12 runners
1 Apr
3rd
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
9 Aug
8th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Good · 11 runners
20 Jul
2nd
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 |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
4 May |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
29 Sep |
50% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Oct |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
1 Apr |
0% |