Sharu
Sharu is a five-year-old with a tricky record to sell. Across five career races, the horse has finished in the placings twice but has never crossed the line first, earning a win rate of zero from five runs. Those two placed efforts came early in its racing life, and the picture has grown gloomier since: the last five races show a sequence of 2-2-6-10-7, meaning Sharu hasn't been close to the winner's enclosure in any of them. Most recently, it raced just a day ago and finished sixth, so the yard is clearly keeping the horse busy in search of breakthrough.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
A Lowrie & S C Botham
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse is trained by Henry De Bromhead at Knockeen in County Waterford, one of Ireland's most successful racing operations. De Bromhead's yard has already sent out 110 winners this season alone, so there is serious horsepower in the team — Sharu is simply not showing it yet. At five years old, the horse is getting to the age where a breakthrough, if it comes, would need to happen soon. For now, Sharu remains a work in progress: a horse with just enough ability to place occasionally but not quite the consistency or pace to win. It's the kind of record that tests a trainer's patience, but De Bromhead's track record suggests he knows what he is doing.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
9 Oct
4th
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
21 Jul
2nd
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
15 Jun
2nd
Kilbeggan
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
30 May
6th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
25 Jan
10th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 16 runners
26 Dec
7th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 18 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 |
|---|
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 second |
15 Jun |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 May |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Jan |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
21 Jul |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Dec |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 Oct |
0% |