Spare Brakes

13-year-old gelding, a consistent performer, with 1 win from 10 runs who runs best on soft, spongy ground.
Quick facts
Age
13 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Westerner
Mother
Ariesanne
Trainer
Owner
DLJG Syndicate
Official rating
95

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
10
Career races
1
Wins
10%
Win rate
avg ~10%
40%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
1696 days
Since last race

⚡ 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%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Returning from a 1144-day absence

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
9 Feb
DNF
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
21 Dec
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
5 May
DNF
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
14 Apr
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 17 runners
22 Mar
2nd
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
12 Mar
3rd
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners
1 Feb
🏆 Won
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 16 runners
15 Jan
3rd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 15 runners
6 Jan
5th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 12 runners
11 Dec
7th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 13 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
Dillon Maxwell Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
Shane O'Callaghan
100%
Win rate
1/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Clonmel
Sharp
3 1 second, 2 other 14 Apr 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
3 1 third, 2 other 21 Dec 0%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 win 1 Feb 100%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 other 9 Feb 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
1 1 other 5 May 0%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 third 12 Mar 0%