Shirzan
Shirzan is a four-year-old who has shown flashes of ability but remains a work in progress after five career races. The horse has one win to its name — a success at Limerick five months ago on 31 March — and has added two placings, giving it a win rate of 1 in 5 races. Those numbers alone don't tell much of a story, but what matters here is recent form: Shirzan has run five times in the last few months and picked up a place in only two of those starts, most recently finishing third just a couple of days ago. That kind of pattern suggests the horse is struggling to find its feet at the moment.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Charles Harry Oreilly Partnership
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
40%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The win at Limerick came back in the spring and feels like a distant memory now. Since then, Shirzan has failed to trouble the judge in three straight races — a 10th place, a 6th, and that third last time out. Whether the horse is running above its best level, or simply hasn't yet found the right conditions and opposition, is hard to say from the bare record. What is clear is that the yard at the Nurney yard in County Kildare, trained by P G Fahey, need to find the spark that produced that Limerick victory. The trainer has sent out just two winners all season, so finding another is a priority. Shirzan remains active and racing, which is encouraging, but the clock is ticking if this horse is to establish itself as a regular winner rather than a one-time success story.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
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🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Aug
10th
Tramore
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
10 May
6th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
31 Mar
🏆 Won
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners
3 Mar
3rd
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 9 runners
29 Dec
7th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 15 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 |
|---|
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
3 Mar |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
31 Mar |
100% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 May |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
15 Aug |
0% |