Shoda
Shoda is a five-year-old who knows exactly where to win. The horse has picked up three victories from 18 races over its career—winning roughly once in every six attempts—but what stands out is how much it improves when the ground is normal and firm. On those preferred conditions, Shoda has won 2 of its 5 races (40%), a rate that nearly doubles its overall record and hints at a horse that performs best when the going is fast underfoot. Both wins came on such days: first at Galway on 31 July 2024, then more recently at Downpatrick on 9 August 2026, where it last visited the winner's circle two months ago.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Recent form has been patchy. In its last six races, Shoda has finished ninth, fifth, first, eighth, seventh, and ninth again—a frustratingly inconsistent run that shows a horse capable of still finding the frame (it has ten places on its record) but struggling for the consistency required to win regularly. That victory at Downpatrick now sits two months in the past. Despite the rough recent patch, Shoda remains actively campaigned by Joseph Patrick O'Brien's yard at Owning Hill in County Kilkenny, a training base that has produced 160 winners this season alone and clearly believes there is more to come from this five-year-old. For the yard looking to get the best from Shoda, the formula is clear: find it a race on normal or firm ground, where the horse has demonstrated it belongs in the winner's circle.
⚡ 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 5 starts (40%)
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
11 Oct
9th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 18 runners
27 Sep
5th
The Curragh
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 33 runners
9 Aug
🏆 Won
1%
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
29 Jul
8th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
3 Mar
7th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
1 Feb
9th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 19 runners
8 Jan
3rd
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 18 runners
26 Dec
3rd
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 21 runners
11 Sep
🏆 Won
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 14 runners
16 Aug
2nd
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 11 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 |
|---|
| Galway Tight |
4 |
1 win, 1 second, 2 other |
29 Jul |
25% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
3 Mar |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 third |
8 Jan |
50% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
11 Oct |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
9 Aug |
100% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
26 Dec |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
16 Aug |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
15 Jul |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Jun |
0% |