Shanlieve
Six races, zero wins, and a single place finish to show for it — Shanlieve is a 4-year-old still searching for that breakthrough moment. The most recent form figures tell the story plainly: a string of mid-field and towards-the-rear finishes, with a seventh place the best of the recent bunch before that solitary placed effort. It has not won in any of its six races to date, which is a tough run by any measure.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
16.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Shanlieve is trained by David Marnane at his yard in Bansha, County Tipperary, and there is at least encouragement to be drawn from that corner. Marnane's team has sent out 21 winners already this season, which shows this is an operation that knows how to get horses to the winner's enclosure — even if Shanlieve itself has not yet been one of them. The horse raced just yesterday, so it is very much in active campaigning mode, and with a trainer in this kind of form, the hope will be that things click sooner rather than later.
Whether Shanlieve is simply finding its level or has a better day waiting just around the corner is the open question. At four years old, there is still time — but the clock is not standing still either.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
18 Jun
DNF
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners
28 May
15th
Fairyhouse
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 16 runners
4 Oct
17th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft_To_Heavy · 22 runners
12 Jul
7th
Limerick
7f – 1m · Good · 11 runners
21 Jun
7th
Limerick
7f – 1m · Good · 13 runners
27 May
8th
Tipperary
7f – 1m · Yielding_To_Soft · 13 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 |
|---|
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
12 Jul |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 May |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Jun |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 May |
0% |