Seventy Eight Team
Fourteen races into its career and still waiting for that first win, Seventy Eight Team is a horse that has tested the patience of everyone at
Paul John Gilligan's yard in Athenry, Co Galway. The eight-year-old has never crossed the line first, picking up just two placed finishes from all those attempts — a record that tells its own story about how difficult that breakthrough can be, even for a horse that clearly keeps turning up and trying.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
14.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form offers at least a few crumbs of comfort. A second-place finish features in the last six races, suggesting the ability to get competitive when things fall right. The most recent outing was just yesterday, so this is very much a horse still in active training and still being given opportunities to find its moment. Jack G Gilligan has been the regular partner in the saddle, riding Seventy Eight Team in seven of those 14 races without a win to show for it — a combination that hasn't clicked yet, though the loyalty of keeping the same rider speaks to a team that believes something is there worth persevering with.
Paul John Gilligan's yard has sent out five winners already this season, which shows the operation knows how to get a horse ready to win. That makes the wait for Seventy Eight Team all the more intriguing — the trainer clearly has the tools. Whether this horse can finally add its name to that tally is the question that keeps bringing it back to the track.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
6 Jun
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
11 Dec
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 15 runners
1 Oct
5th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners
12 Sep
4th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 5 runners
29 Aug
2nd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
3 Aug
DNF
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 16 runners
22 Jul
5th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
11 Jul
9th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
27 Jun
4th
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 14 runners
10 Jun
5th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 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 |
|---|
| Sligo Sharp |
3 |
3 other |
1 Oct |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
2 other |
11 Jul |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
12 May |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
6 Jun |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
12 Sep |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
3 Aug |
0% |
| Cartmel Tight |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jun |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
29 Aug |
0% |