Slowdownbarney
Slowdownbarney is a five-year-old horse that has finally tasted victory, but only once in 29 career races. That single win came at Wolverhampton on 7 April 2025, and the horse has been chasing that feeling ever since without success — it has not won in the last six races, most recently finishing sixteenth, fourteenth, eighth, thirteenth, seventh, and sixteenth again. Over 17 months have passed since that sole victory, which tells you everything about where this horse sits in the racing hierarchy. With just one win and seven places from 29 attempts, Slowdownbarney wins roughly 1 in every 30 races. These are not the statistics of a horse destined for glory.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
What is slightly more promising is that Slowdownbarney seems to have found a distance where it can at least be competitive. Over the longer trips between one mile six furlongs and two miles, the horse has won 1 of 16 races — roughly 1 in 16 at that distance, which is nearly double its overall win rate. That win at Wolverhampton came at just the right trip, suggesting the horse runs better when it has the room to settle into a rhythm over the longer journey. Trainer Dermot A McLoughlin, based in Ratoath, County Meath, has a productive yard that sent out 10 winners this season, but Slowdownbarney has not been among the beneficiaries recently. Regular jockey Siobhan Rutledge has ridden the horse six times without a win. The horse raced just yesterday, so it remains active and still hunting for that elusive second victory.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 17 starts (6%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 6% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 9 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Dundalk in 14 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Sep
16th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
6 Aug
DNF
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
6 Jul
14th
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 19 runners
5 Jun
8th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
30 May
13th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
10 Apr
7th
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 12 runners
27 Mar
DNF
Dundalk
Long Distance (2m+) · Standard · 11 runners
27 Jan
5th
Wolverhampton
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 7 runners
12 Dec
14th
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 17 runners
26 Nov
9th
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 17 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
14 |
2 seconds, 2 thirds, 10 other |
10 Apr |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 other |
27 Jan |
33.3% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
16 Oct |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
18 Jul |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
6 Jul |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Sep |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 May |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Sep |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
6 Aug |
0% |