Slieve Binnian
Slieve Binnian has not won since July 2025, a 14-month drought that makes you wonder if the best days are behind this 6-year-old. The horse won 7 races across 32 outings — a respectable win rate of roughly 1 win in every 5 races — but the recent form tells a harder story. In the last six starts, the best Slieve Binnian could manage was a fourth-place finish; the others were a seventh, ninth, tenth, and two further back. At this stage, a horse needs to find something again, or questions will start being asked about whether it still has the appetite for racing.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
37.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What makes Slieve Binnian worth watching, though, is a clear pattern in what suits it. The horse absolutely dominates on normal, standard ground — winning 4 of 7 races (57%) when conditions are neither soft nor fast — and has become something of a specialist at Dundalk, another 4-win haul from just 7 races there. That kind of course form is exactly the sort of detail savvy trainers and owners keep in mind. David Marnane, who trains the horse at Bansha in County Tipperary, has been active this season, sending out 21 winners already. Ronan Whelan, who has ridden Slieve Binnian on five wins from 17 outings together (roughly 1 in 3 races), knows what the horse wants and how to get the best from it.
The question now is simple: can Slieve Binnian rediscover the form that produced that last win at Leopardstown in July 2025? The horse has the track record and the supporting team to suggest it is not done yet. A return to Dundalk on normal ground, with Whelan aboard, might be exactly what is needed to end the losing run.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 4 wins from 7 starts (57%)
✔ Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Course specialist at Dundalk: 4 wins from 7 starts (57%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
29 Aug
14th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners
15 Aug
4th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 14 runners
9 Jul
7th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 12 runners
28 Jun
9th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 13 runners
11 Jun
6th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 8 runners
13 Sep
10th
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
29 Jul
14th
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 14 runners
10 Jul
🏆 Won
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 15 runners
29 Jun
🏆 Won
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 13 runners
24 May
3rd
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 19 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 |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
11 |
2 wins, 1 third, 8 other |
29 Aug |
18.2% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
8 |
1 win, 7 other |
9 Jul |
12.5% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
7 |
4 wins, 1 third, 2 other |
15 Aug |
57.1% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
29 Jul |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
25 Aug |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
18 Oct |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
2 Jul |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
19 Apr |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
7 Sep |
0% |