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Sea Coral

Sea Coral is a 4-year-old with an honest record but a frustrating recent run of form. She has won once in 13 races — at Bellewstown in July 2025 — and has collected six places alongside that solitary victory, giving her a win rate of roughly 1 in 13 races. What stands out is the gap since that success: she has not won in the last 15 months, despite staying active and continuing to pick up places. Her last six races tell a story of near-misses rather than dominance — three placings mixed in with some further back finishes, most recently a ninth-place finish just a day ago.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
4 years old
Sex
Filly
Colour
Bay
Father
Galiway
Mother
Soudainete
Trainer
Mrs J. Harrington
Owner
J P Oflaherty

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
13
Career races
1
Wins
7.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
46.2%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
8 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
TrackLab's detailed breakdown

Trained by Mrs J. Harrington at Moone in County Kildare, Sea Coral competes in a yard that has been firing this season, already sending out 53 winners. Harrington sees genuine potential in the filly despite the lean spell. A splint injury at the end of last year disrupted her campaign, but the trainer is bullish about her prospects moving forward. The plan centres on a step up in class — a run in the Cork Derby — with the belief that Sea Coral could be well-handicapped at that level and could make real progress this year. That kind of confidence from a trainer who runs a successful yard is worth noting, especially since the injury explains the gap in her winning record rather than any fundamental decline in ability. For a horse still finding her feet at four years old, the next few weeks could tell us whether that optimism is justified.

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
1M6F – 2M
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
10 Oct
9th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
20 Sep
4th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
20 Aug
8th
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
12 Aug
7th
Gowran Park
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
20 Jul
3rd
Ballinrobe
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
7 Jul
3rd
Tramore
1m6f – 2m · Good · 7 runners
24 May
DNF
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Good · 27 runners
3 May
DNF
Cork
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 19 runners
31 Oct
11th
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 11 runners
2 Oct
2nd
Bellewstown
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 5 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Keithen Kennedy
25%
Win rate
1/4
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Bellewstown
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 second 2 Oct 50%
Cork
Galloping
2 2 other 3 May 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
2 2 other 12 Aug 0%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 other 20 Sep 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 other 10 Oct 0%
The Curragh
Galloping
1 1 other 24 May 0%
Tramore
Sharp
1 1 third 7 Jul 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 20 Aug 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
1 1 third 20 Jul 0%
Dundalk
Galloping
1 1 other 31 Oct 0%