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Speckled Meadow

Speckled Meadow is a nine-year-old who has found the winner's circle just four times across 37 races — a win rate of roughly one in every nine outings. That modest record belies something more interesting: the horse is genuinely effective on one specific type of ground. In very wet, muddy conditions, Speckled Meadow has won 2 of 11 races, a win rate nearly double its overall average. On firm, dry ground, where most racing happens, the horse struggles to compete. This is the kind of detail that matters to its trainer Don Browne at Carrigtwohill in Cork, because it tells you exactly where to place the horse for best effect.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
9 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Brown
Father
Footstepsinthesand
Mother
Speedi Mouse
Trainer
Owner
Don Browne
Rating
67

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
37
Career races
4
Wins
10.8%
Win rate
avg ~10%
35.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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The partnership between Speckled Meadow and jockey Adam Caffrey has been notably more successful than the horse's general form suggests. Caffrey has ridden it 14 times and won 3 of those races — a 21% win rate that stands well above the horse's career average. When Caffrey is in the saddle, the odds improve. The trainer's yard has been modest this season, sending out only 2 winners, so any horse showing such a clear pattern of success with one jockey is worth noting.

Recently, though, the luck has dried up. Speckled Meadow raced just yesterday and has not won in its last six outings, with finishes of 6th, 9th, 6th, 5th, a no-show, and 8th. Its last victory came at Naas on 12 October 2025 — eleven months ago. At nine years old and without a win in nearly a year, the horse faces the sort of drought that can make an older racer invisible to punters and planners alike. But with the right ground conditions and Caffrey aboard, Speckled Meadow has shown it can still find the frame. The question now is whether those conditions align before the horse's best days slip away.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on heavy ground: 2 wins from 11 starts (18%)
Excellent record on yielding_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
Excellent record on yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Struggles on LH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Heavy (very wet)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
7F – 1M
1M1F – 1M2F
1M3F – 1M4F
Ok
1M6F – 2M
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, tight
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
23 Aug
6th
Naas
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 10 runners
30 Jul
9th
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 21 runners
14 Jul
6th
Killarney
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 10 runners
11 Jun
5th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 14 runners
17 May
DNF
Naas
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 13 runners
4 Apr
8th
Cork
1m6f – 2m · Soft_To_Heavy · 8 runners
2 Nov
23th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 23 runners
19 Oct
4th
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 17 runners
12 Oct
🏆 Won
Naas
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 10 runners
22 Sep
3rd
Listowel
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 17 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
21.4%
Win rate
3/14
Won / Rode
10%
Win rate
1/10
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
Julian Pietropaolo Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Keithen Kennedy
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
W J Lee
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Dean Curran
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Leopardstown
Galloping
8 1 win, 2 seconds, 5 other 11 Jun 12.5%
Galway
Tight
7 1 win, 1 second, 5 other 30 Jul 14.3%
Dundalk
Galloping
4 4 other 20 Nov 0%
The Curragh
Galloping
4 1 third, 3 other 2 Nov 0%
Naas
Galloping
3 1 win, 2 other 23 Aug 33.3%
Killarney
Sharp
3 1 third, 2 other 14 Jul 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 29 May 0%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 win 6 Oct 100%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 second 3 Sep 0%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 third 22 Sep 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 other 4 Apr 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 other 17 Sep 0%
Bellewstown
Sharp
1 1 other 28 Sep 0%