Squire Danagher
Squire Danagher is a horse that knows exactly where it runs best. The 6-year-old has won 5 of its 23 races, a modest return on paper, but those victories cluster around very specific conditions and places — which is what makes it interesting. Three months ago, it won at Sandown Park on 13 June, and before that it had already found the winners' circle at Dundalk four times from seven races there. That's a 57% win rate at one track alone. Normal ground brings out its best form: four wins from seven races on standard conditions. Put it on quicker, faster ground and the record dips sharply. Distance matters too. Squire Danagher thrives at 1m6f to 2m, winning four of eight races in that range.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
The partnership with jockey W J Lee has produced real results, with three wins from nine races together — a 33% win rate that stands well above the horse's overall average. Trainer Emma Lavelle, based at Ogbourne Maizey in Wiltshire, continues to target the horse at the right level; Squire Danagher has won nothing from three attempts in Class 4 company, so the yard clearly knows to aim lower. Lavelle's operation has already sent out 44 winners this season, suggesting a trainer in form.
Recent runs show mixed form. A third place came just a day ago, with a third earlier in the sequence and a ninth in between, suggesting some inconsistency. But the pattern is clear: get Squire Danagher to Dundalk on normal ground over middle distances with Lee in the saddle, and it becomes a genuine winning proposition. For a horse with a 22% overall win rate, that kind of specificity is valuable. It tells you exactly when to pay attention.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 4 wins from 7 starts (57%)
✔ Course specialist at Dundalk: 4 wins from 7 starts (57%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 50% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
19 Sep
3rd
Newmarket
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
30 Aug
9th
Goodwood
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners
13 Jun
🏆 Won
Sandown Park
1m6f – 2m · Good · 9 runners
20 Nov
DNF
Wincanton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
26 Sep
DNF
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
8 Jul
3rd
Uttoxeter
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
7 Jun
2nd
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
6 May
8th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
11 Oct
🏆 Won
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 7 runners
20 Sep
🏆 Won
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 11 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
7 |
4 wins, 2 thirds, 1 other |
11 Oct |
57.1% |
| Worcester Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
26 Sep |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
3 |
2 thirds, 1 other |
13 Jul |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
13 Jun |
100% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
19 Sep |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Sep |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 May |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
17 Sep |
0% |
| Wincanton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Nov |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 May |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 May |
0% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
8 Jul |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
30 Aug |
0% |