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Sphagnum

8-year-old gelding with a 16% win rate who thrives on slightly soft ground.
Quick Facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Urban Poet
Mother
Well Bonnie
Owner
Peat Moss Syndicate
Rating
103

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
31
Career races
5
Wins
16.1%
Win rate
avg ~10%
29.0%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
129 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on yielding ground: 2 wins from 6 starts (33%)
Excellent record on yielding_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Returning from a 129-day absence

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding
Loves
Yielding to soft
Loves
Good (firm-ish)
Heavy (very wet)
Good to yielding
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, undulating
Loves
Right-handed, tight turning
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Left-handed, tight turning
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids
Right-handed, tight
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
20 Nov
8th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 15 runners
20 Aug
10th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
11 Aug
8th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
20 Feb
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
1 Dec
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 18 runners
3 Nov
🏆 Won
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
30 Sep
8th
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 15 runners
23 Aug
2nd
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 15 runners
2 Aug
8th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 23 runners
24 Jul
🏆 Won
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Dillon Maxwell Current Jockey
13.0%
Win rate
3/23
Won / Rode
40%
Win rate
2/5
Won / Rode
Philip Donovan
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
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
Sligo
Sharp
5 1 win, 2 seconds, 2 other 20 Aug 20%
Downpatrick
Undulating
3 2 wins, 1 other 17 Jun 66.7%
Thurles
Undulating
3 3 other 20 Nov 0%
Kilbeggan
Tight
2 1 second, 1 other 23 Aug 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
2 2 other 11 Aug 0%
Galway
Tight
2 2 other 2 Aug 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
2 2 other 4 Jul 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
2 2 other 20 Feb 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
2 2 other 30 Sep 0%
Wexford
Sharp
1 1 win 24 Jul 100%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 win 3 Nov 100%
Clonmel
Sharp
1 1 other 6 Jan 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 26 Dec 0%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 other 22 Jan 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 other 1 Dec 0%
Killarney
Sharp
1 1 second 14 Jul 0%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 other 23 May 0%