Sarahmae
Sarahmae is a consistent performer on the Irish circuit who has carved out a modest but steady career over the past fourteen months. The 4-year-old has won 5 of its 25 races—roughly one win in every five starts—and added 6 places to show genuine form on a regular basis. Those statistics alone mark it as a horse that turns up to compete, though the recent form tells a more interesting story. After a quiet spell earlier this summer, Sarahmae delivered a win at Down Royal two months ago, then clocked a second-place finish just six days later, which suggests the horse is hitting some form again after a few races where it failed to trouble the judges.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Mary B Hogan Michael M Obrien
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
24%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Sarahmae races for trainer Denis Gerard Hogan's yard at Cloughjordan in County Tipperary, a stable that has already sent out 54 winners this season and clearly knows how to ready horses for the track. The horse is most often ridden by J M Sheridan, though their partnership has won just 2 of their 12 races together—a 17% win rate that lags slightly behind Sarahmae's overall record, suggesting the horse may perform better with other jockeys in the saddle. That first breakthrough win came at Tipperary itself on 24 April 2025, and the fact that Sarahmae has since won four more times shows it was no one-off flash of fortune. A horse racing actively at this level, with wins spread across multiple tracks and consistent places alongside them, represents the kind of honest competitor that keeps racing yards ticking over.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Likes
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Aug
6th
Cork
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 10 runners
9 Aug
6th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
24 Jul
5th
Cork
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
22 Jul
6th
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 15 runners
28 Jun
2nd
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good · 17 runners
19 Jun
🏆 Won
Down Royal
5f – 6½f · Soft · 7 runners
14 Jun
🏆 Won
Cork
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
23 May
20th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good · 23 runners
19 Apr
6th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Soft · 10 runners
15 Mar
8th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Heavy · 9 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
12 |
1 win, 1 second, 10 other |
9 Aug |
8.3% |
| Cork Galloping |
4 |
1 win, 3 other |
30 Aug |
25% |
| Naas Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
22 Jul |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
2 |
2 wins |
27 May |
100% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
19 Jun |
100% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jul |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Aug |
0% |