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She'll Be Kept

She'll Be Kept is a six-year-old mare who runs for trainer Brian M McMahon's yard in County Galway, and right now she is in the form of her life. Over her last six races, she has won twice — at Ballinrobe in late July and at Roscommon in early August — which means she is striking at roughly 1 in every 3 attempts across her most recent outings. That is a serious uptick from her career record of just 2 wins from 16 races overall, a 12 percent win rate that tells you this horse has spent most of her time knocking on the door without quite getting through it.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Bay
Father
Order Of St George
Mother
Be My Westerner
Owner
Mrs Anne Mcmahon
Official rating
112

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
16
Career races
2
Wins
12.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
31.2%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
75 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
TrackLab's detailed breakdown

What makes her current run especially noteworthy is the consistency of her placement. Over those same six races, she has finished in the first three on four occasions, meaning she is reliably competitive even on days when she does not win. For a horse at this level — with just two victories across her entire career — that kind of recent form suggests something has clicked. Whether it is a change in conditions, distance, or how McMahon's team is running her, she has transformed from a perpetual also-ran into a genuine threat in her races. At six years old, she is still young enough to keep improving, and with the yard having sent out four winners already this season, there is clearly some form in the Scarriff operation. She'll Be Kept raced just a day ago and is clearly still being aimed at regular opportunities, so this could be a horse worth keeping an eye on if you are watching the Irish racing scene.

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
23 Sep
DNF
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
11 Sep
DNF
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners
4 Aug
🏆 Won
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
21 Jul
🏆 Won
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
2 Jul
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
28 May
10th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners
11 Jul
11th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
10 Jun
DNF
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
30 May
3rd
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
9 May
6th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Carl Millar
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Mr M J Kenneally
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Anna McGuinness
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Cork
Galloping
4 4 other 11 Jul 0%
Limerick
Galloping
4 1 second, 3 other 2 Jul 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 other 11 Sep 50%
Roscommon
Sharp
1 1 win 4 Aug 100%
Sligo
Sharp
1 1 other 10 Jun 0%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 other 23 Sep 0%
Tramore
Sharp
1 1 third 30 May 0%
Downpatrick
Undulating
1 1 other 9 May 0%
Wexford
Sharp
1 1 other 4 Apr 0%