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Sallap

There are horses that take time to find their groove, and Sallap looks very much like one of them. The six-year-old has won 3 of its 13 career races — roughly 1 in every 4 — but the numbers that really tell the story are the recent ones: three wins from the last six races, with the most recent coming just this week at Limerick.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Bay
Father
Court Cave
Mother
Emmy Lou
Trainer
Owner
W G Cleary
Rating
91

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
13
Career races
3
Wins
23.1%
Win rate
avg ~10%
30.8%
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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That kind of form is genuinely striking. Scroll back through Sallap's recent results and you see two blanks sandwiched between victories, which in racing is often just the sign of a horse finding its feet at a slightly different level or track. What matters is that it keeps coming back with a win, and right now it is doing exactly that. The Limerick success on 2 July 2026 — just days ago — confirms this is a horse in the form of its life.

One of the most interesting details here is Sallap's record at Clonmel, a tight and testing track in County Tipperary. Two wins from three races there amounts to a remarkable hit rate, winning 2 in every 3 visits. For context, most horses win far less often at any single track — finding one that suits you so specifically is a genuine advantage, and Sallap has found it. The first career win came at Clonmel back in October 2025, so there is a real attachment to that venue.

The horse is trained by S Curling out of Cashel in County Tipperary — a yard that has sent out 14 winners already this season, suggesting a yard in decent nick. Most often in the saddle is Phillip Enright, though interestingly the pair have yet to win together across seven shared outings. That is one of racing's quiet puzzles — Sallap clearly has ability, Enright is a regular partner, yet the wins have come when the combination clicked in other ways. Whether that changes going forward is one of the small stories worth watching.

At six years old and with form pointing sharply upward, Sallap is a horse whose best days appear to be happening right now rather than in the past. Three wins in six races is the kind of sequence that gets people paying attention.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

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

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Jul
🏆 Won
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
5 Jun
🏆 Won
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
10 May
DNF
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 24 runners
16 Oct
DNF
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
2 Oct
🏆 Won
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
29 Aug
12th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
22 Jul
4th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
28 May
9th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
9 May
9th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
17 Nov
17th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 22 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/7
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
Mr J C Canavan
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Michael Kenneally Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Clonmel
Sharp
3 2 wins, 1 other 5 Jun 66.7%
Limerick
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 2 Jul 50%
Wexford
Sharp
2 2 other 29 Aug 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 other 10 May 0%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 other 27 Sep 0%
Downpatrick
Undulating
1 1 other 9 May 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
1 1 other 22 Jul 0%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 other 16 Oct 0%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 other 17 Nov 0%