Slurricane
Slurricane is a hard-knocking five-year-old that has won just three of its 28 races but keeps turning up to run—a dependable rather than spectacular competitor. The horse broke through for its first win at Killarney in May 2024, then added two more victories over the following eighteen months, most recently at Galway in October last year. That win at Galway now sits eleven months in the past, and Slurricane has come up empty in its last six outings, though it has picked up places in three of those races, which suggests it is not falling apart.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Manifold Fahy Partnership
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The real interest lies in the partnership with Shane Foley. When Foley is in the saddle, Slurricane is a different proposition—winning two of their five races together for a 40 percent win rate, compared to 11 percent across its entire career. This is the kind of tactical advantage that makes a horse worth backing, if those two can get back together when the horse finds its race. Ross O'Sullivan's Kilcullen yard, which has already sent out forty winners this season, also appears to have found Slurricane's sweet spot: the horse has won one of four races run over 1m3f to 1m4f, a distance where it clearly handles conditions or obstacles better than elsewhere. Slurricane raced just yesterday, so it is active and fit, and with Foley's record aboard and the yard in decent form, another win is not out of the question—it just needs the right race, the right ground, and for Foley to get the leg up.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 25% win rate
✔ Effective partnership with Shane Foley: 40% win rate together
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 10 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft_to_heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at The Curragh in 5 attempts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
Soft to heavy (wet)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
24 Sep
3rd
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
24 Aug
7th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
1 Aug
14th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 22 runners
29 Jul
8th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 23 runners
19 Jun
6th
Limerick
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 12 runners
12 Jun
DNF
Fairyhouse
1m6f – 2m · Good · 21 runners
8 Apr
4th
Gowran Park
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 11 runners
8 Mar
9th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 17 runners
8 Mar
9th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 17 runners
29 Dec
10th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 12 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 |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
5 |
5 other |
23 Aug |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 thirds |
27 Jan |
33.3% |
| Galway Tight |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
1 Aug |
33.3% |
| Listowel Sharp |
3 |
2 thirds, 1 other |
24 Sep |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 1 third, 1 other |
12 Jun |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
19 Jun |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
8 Mar |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
14 May |
100% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
2 Jul |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
8 Apr |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
24 Aug |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Nov |
0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Mar |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
2 Nov |
0% |