Somersby Roost
Somersby Roost has the look of a horse still searching for consistent form, though his partnership with jockey
Phillip Enright offers a glimmer of hope. The 6-year-old has won just 1 of his 10 races (a tenth of his starts), with 2 additional placings, suggesting he sits somewhere in the middle range of ability. His one victory came at Cork back in May, and that remains his sole success over a three-month stretch — a long drought for any racehorse. What's worth noting is that Enright, his most frequent partner, has ridden him in 8 of those 10 races and won on him once, a rate just slightly better than the horse's overall record.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Keep The Faith Bloodstock Limited
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
20%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
His recent form tells a mixed story. A run just yesterday shows he is actively campaigned by trainer Oliver McKiernan's Rathcoole yard, which has managed 6 winners this season. Somersby Roost's last six outings have brought two places, two double-figure finishes, one 12th-place result, and that blank run yesterday — the kind of pattern you see in horses that are competitive on their day but lack the consistency to build momentum. For a horse at this stage of his career, finding the right race at the right moment becomes everything. He has already shown he can win at Cork, which gives the yard something concrete to work with: a course where he belongs, at a distance where he has proved capable. Until he strings together more wins or places, Somersby Roost remains a modest but active member of the racing calendar.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
21 Aug
12th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
10 Jul
DNF
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
30 May
DNF
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 11 runners
10 May
🏆 Won
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
5 Apr
10th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 14 runners
21 Mar
3rd
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
2 Mar
4th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 7 runners
15 Jan
7th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 15 runners
26 Dec
6th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
9 Nov
5th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 18 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 |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
10 Jul |
33.3% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Dec |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Mar |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jan |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
21 Aug |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 Nov |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 May |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
21 Mar |
0% |