She's Ideal
She's Ideal has had a bumpy ride through her racing career, winning just once in 18 races, but there is something worth watching here. The 4-year-old broke her duck at Ballinrobe on 20 July, finally notching that elusive first victory after a string of near-misses — and three months on, that remains her only win, though she has finished in the top 3 on five other occasions. That win rate of 1 win from 18 races tells you she is operating at a modest level, but the way she has picked up five top-3 finishes suggests she is competitive enough to trouble horses at her current mark.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🏁 Next race
Tomorrow
Bath
About 1 mile · Good ground · 14 runners
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🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The real clue to She's Ideal's potential lies in her form over a mile and a furlong to a mile and two furlongs. Over that distance, she has won 1 of 6 races — a 17 per cent win rate — which is a marked step up from her overall tally. This is where she looks genuinely dangerous, and Bernard Llewellyn's yard at Fochriw has clearly identified this as her sweet spot. The trainer has sent out 12 winners this season, and She's Ideal figures to be part of those plans whenever she gets a race suited to her preferred trip.
Her recent form has been erratic. She won seven weeks ago, then finished seventh most recently, with a fourth-place finish sandwiched between. That kind of up-and-down pattern is not unusual for a horse at her level, and with a win so fresh in the record — even if three months feels like an eternity in racing — there is reason to think she could strike again, particularly if the yard can engineer a race at her ideal distance.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 17% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Oct
7th
Bath
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 11 runners
10 Sep
4th
Laytown
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
1 Sep
8th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 19 runners
18 Aug
3rd
Roscommon
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 11 runners
20 Jul
🏆 Won
Ballinrobe
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners
11 Jul
7th
Limerick
1m6f – 2m · Good · 14 runners
11 Jun
7th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 14 runners
5 Jun
DNF
Fairyhouse
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 16 runners
28 May
3rd
Fairyhouse
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 16 runners
19 May
4th
Cork
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft_To_Heavy · 21 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 |
|---|
| Gowran Park Undulating |
3 |
3 other |
1 Sep |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
13 Jul |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
20 Jul |
100% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
18 Aug |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 May |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jul |
0% |
| Laytown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Sep |
0% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
8 Oct |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Oct |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
2 Jun |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
3 May |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
3 Aug |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jun |
0% |