Simple Things
Simple Things has had plenty of chances to break its duck, but winning has proved elusive across seven races. The four-year-old has never reached the winner's enclosure, though it has placed four times — meaning it has finished in the top three in more than half its races without actually winning one. That is the story of a horse that keeps showing up but can't quite get its nose in front.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
57.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form tells an interesting story. After a couple of disappointing runs — finishing seventh and eighth — Simple Things has come back to find its best, placing in two of its last three outings. That kind of bounce-back is worth noting, and with a race just yesterday, this is clearly a horse that is being kept busy right now.
Trained by J P Dempsey out of Carbury in County Kildare, Simple Things is part of a yard that has been in good form, sending out 16 winners already this season. That matters because a trainer with horses winning regularly is a trainer whose horses are fit, well-prepared, and being placed in the right races. Simple Things hasn't converted that into a win of its own yet, but it is not for want of trying, and the yard clearly believes there is a race to be won with this horse somewhere.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Jun
5th
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 11 runners
16 May
2nd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
18 Apr
2nd
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 10 runners
21 Mar
DNF
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
12 Jan
8th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 16 runners
13 Dec
7th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
4 Nov
3rd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 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 |
|---|
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
13 Dec |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jan |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
18 Apr |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
16 May |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Mar |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
8 Jun |
0% |