Set The Tone
That victory, his only win from 23 races, came after two years of racing without success—a moment that will have felt overdue for the yard at
David M O'Brien's Piltown yard in County Kilkenny. Since that breakthrough, however, the horse has struggled to build on it, managing just three top-3 finishes in her last six outings. Her most recent run, just a day ago, resulted in a 12th-place finish, continuing a difficult stretch that has seen her fail to get close to the winner in her last two races.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Onlyfoolsnnorriss Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The partnership with Sean Flanagan, Set The Tone's regular jockey, has yet to yield a win from ten attempts together, and that blank record raises questions about whether a change of rider might help unlock something better. At her current win rate—roughly 1 in every 23 races—Set The Tone sits at the lower end of competitive chasing, though her occasional top-3 finishes suggest she is not entirely out of her depth. The three-month gap since her last winning effort at the same track where she broke her duck underlines how tough a battle this has become. For a horse racing regularly enough to have started three times in the past month, finding the form that produced that one victory has proved elusive so far.
⚡ 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 10 starts (10%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Tramore in 5 attempts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Yielding to soft (damp)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Oct
12th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 20 runners
30 Sep
7th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
11 Sep
11th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
14 Aug
2nd
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
7 Aug
6th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
23 Jul
🏆 Won
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
2 Jul
2nd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
29 May
DNF
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
14 May
10th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
19 Apr
8th
Tramore
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 10 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 |
|---|
| Tramore Sharp |
5 |
1 second, 4 other |
14 Aug |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
7 Aug |
33.3% |
| Limerick Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
17 Oct |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
3 |
3 other |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
3 |
3 other |
14 May |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
5 Feb |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Feb |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
26 Oct |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 Sep |
0% |