Selective Power
Selective Power is a seven-year-old with a straightforward racing record: five wins from 40 races, which means the horse wins roughly once every eight outings. That's a modest win rate of 12 per cent, but the recent form tells a more interesting story. Just a week ago, on 30 September, Selective Power won at Bellewstown — a significant result for a horse that had gone a long stretch without visiting the winner's enclosure. Before that victory, the last six races show a pattern of near-misses and moderate efforts: a second place, two fourth-place finishes, a fifth, a ninth, and a tenth. That second place came most recently before the Bellewstown win, suggesting the horse was running into form rather than falling away from a peak.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Urban Rural Boys Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Thomas Coyle's Batterstown yard has had a modest season, producing just two winners so far, so a success with Selective Power carries real value for the operation. James Ryan, the horse's most frequent rider, has partnered it in eleven races and won twice — an 18 per cent win rate with the horse that sits above the overall average. The partnership appears to work, even if neither horse nor jockey dominates at the highest level. Selective Power first found the winner's circle back in November 2022 at Dundalk, nearly four years into its racing life, but once it broke through it has kept winning occasionally rather than fading away entirely. That Bellewstown victory last week suggests there may be more to come, and with the horse still actively racing, it remains a player in races where conditions suit and the right opportunity arises.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Gowran Park in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Likes
Yielding (slightly soft)
Likes
Standard (all-weather)
Ok
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Oct
10th
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Soft · 16 runners
30 Sep
🏆 Won
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Soft_To_Heavy · 18 runners
19 Sep
5th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
1 Sep
4th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 19 runners
12 Jun
4th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 17 runners
25 Apr
9th
Limerick
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 16 runners
11 Apr
4th
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Soft · 14 runners
20 Mar
11th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
17 Dec
10th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 runners
12 Nov
8th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
10 |
1 win, 9 other |
20 Mar |
10% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
7 |
1 win, 6 other |
21 Oct |
14.3% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
5 |
1 third, 4 other |
19 Sep |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
4 |
1 win, 1 second, 2 other |
30 Sep |
25% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
4 |
1 third, 3 other |
19 Jun |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
4 Aug |
50% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
12 Oct |
50% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
13 Jul |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
9 Sep |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Apr |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Jul |
0% |