Shanroe Act
At eight years old, Shanroe Act is a horse that has taken its time finding form — but the early weeks of 2026 have been a different story entirely. Two wins in the space of five days, first at Fairyhouse on 15 January and then at Down Royal on 20 January, suggests something clicked at just the right moment. Winning 2 of the last 6 races is a sharp upturn for a horse whose overall career record reads 2 wins and 3 places from 13 races — roughly 1 win in every 6 or 7 outings across its career as a whole.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
23.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Those back-to-back wins are the headline here. Fairyhouse and Down Royal are two of Ireland's most well-regarded tracks, and landing a quick double at that stage of the season is the kind of form that makes people pay attention. The recent run of results — a win, a win, then two unplaced efforts before that — tells the story of a horse that can produce when the conditions are right, even if it doesn't always fire.
Karl Thornton trains Shanroe Act out of Skerries in north County Dublin, and the yard has sent out 4 winners already this season, making this a small but productive operation that clearly knows how to get a horse ready to run. Shanroe Act has raced just one day ago, meaning whatever Thornton's team has been doing, they are keeping this horse busy and in work. Whether that recent activity leads to more of the same form seen in January — or whether the horse is due a quiet spell — is the question worth watching.
⚡ Strengths & Risks AI Analysis
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Likes
Left-handed, wide and galloping
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Right-handed, undulating
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📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
31 Mar
2nd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
21 Feb
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 19 runners
20 Jan
🏆 Won
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 14 runners
15 Jan
🏆 Won
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 18 runners
7 Dec
DNF
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 27 runners
18 Nov
7th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 14 runners
7 Feb
16th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 18 runners
1 Jan
5th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 10 runners
16 Dec
8th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 13 runners
20 Mar
16th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 18 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 |
|---|
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
6 |
1 win, 5 other |
21 Feb |
16.7% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
31 Mar |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
20 Jan |
100% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Mar |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
11 Mar |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Feb |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Dec |
0% |