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5-year-old gelding with 3 wins from 13 runs who runs best on soft, giving ground.
Quick facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Make Believe
Mother
Fact Or Folklore
Trainer
Owner
Ballylinch Stud
Official rating
103

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
13
Career races
3
Wins
23.1%
Win rate
avg ~10%
30.8%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
767 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on yielding_to_soft ground: 2 wins from 3 starts (67%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Returning from a 544-day absence

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding to soft (damp)
Loves
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
1M1F – 1M2F
1M3F – 1M4F
Ok
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Oct
5th
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 8 runners
18 Jul
4th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 8 runners
29 Jun
5th
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding_To_Soft · 8 runners
6 Jun
4th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 8 runners
22 Oct
7th
Leopardstown
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 9 runners
26 Sep
7th
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft_To_Heavy · 14 runners
20 Jul
🏆 Won
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 6 runners
1 Jul
5th
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 5 runners
16 Apr
4th
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 6 runners
26 Mar
3rd
Naas
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 8 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
W J Lee Current jockey
18.2%
Win rate
2/11
Wins / rides
50%
Win rate
1/2
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Leopardstown
Galloping
5 2 wins, 3 other 18 Jul 40%
The Curragh
Galloping
4 1 win, 3 other 29 Jun 25%
Cork
Galloping
2 2 other 1 Oct 0%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 other 20 Sep 0%
Naas
Galloping
1 1 third 26 Mar 0%