Shark Bay

3-year-old colt, a consistent performer, with 3 wins from 8 runs who runs best on good ground.
Quick facts
Age
3 years old
Sex
Colt
Father
Australia
Mother
Defrost My Heart
Owner
D Smith,Mrs J Magnier,M Tabor,Westerberg
Official rating
98

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
8
Career races
3
Wins
37.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
50%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
1524 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 good ground: 2 wins from 3 starts (67%)
✔ Effective partnership with Wayne Lordan: 40% win rate together
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Returning from a 1295-day absence

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
1M3F – 1M4F
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
1M6F – 2M
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
11 Sep
5th
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 29 runners
29 Jul
13th
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 21 runners
23 Jul
🏆 Won
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
11 Jul
🏆 Won
Killarney
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 6 runners
18 Jun
4th
Down Royal
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 7 runners
14 May
4th
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Good · 6 runners
7 May
2nd
Naas
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding_To_Soft · 7 runners
3 Apr
🏆 Won
Cork
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 13 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
40%
Win rate
2/5
Wins / rides
Ryan Moore Current jockey
50%
Win rate
1/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Cork
Galloping
1 1 win 3 Apr 100%
Killarney
Sharp
1 1 win 11 Jul 100%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 win 23 Jul 100%
Down Royal
Galloping
1 1 other 18 Jun 0%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 other 14 May 0%
Naas
Galloping
1 1 second 7 May 0%
Galway
Tight
1 1 other 29 Jul 0%
The Curragh
Galloping
1 1 other 11 Sep 0%