Sound Judgement
Sound Judgement is a 6-year-old with a modest record of one win and four places from eight races, giving her a win rate of roughly 1 in every 8 starts. She broke through for her first career victory at Cork on 10 July, and that remains her only win to date — now two months behind her. What's notable is that she has shown consistent ability to finish in the money: four of her last six races have brought her a place, including a second just three weeks ago. That pattern suggests a horse who knows how to run a race and compete, even if she hasn't yet managed a second breakthrough.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
Trained by Gordon Elliott at Longwood in County Meath, Sound Judgement runs for one of Ireland's most prolific yards. Elliott's operation sent out 210 winners already this season, which tells you the standard of horsemanship and horsemanship on offer. The trainer clearly believes there is more to come from this horse, having kept her racing regularly through the summer and into autumn. With a race just yesterday, Sound Judgement remains actively campaigned, suggesting Elliott sees genuine opportunity in future entries. For a horse with only one win to her name, the consistency of recent form — three finishes in the frame from the last four runs — is the real story here.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
11 Sep
DNF
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners
4 Aug
6th
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
10 Jul
🏆 Won
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
14 Jun
3rd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
26 Mar
6th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
28 Feb
2nd
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 11 runners
15 Jan
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
31 Dec
3rd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 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 |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
10 Jul |
100% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
4 Aug |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jan |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
31 Dec |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 Mar |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
28 Feb |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
14 Jun |
0% |