Starting Fifteen
Starting Fifteen has the kind of record that asks you to look twice. A 5-year-old with just one win from ten races might sound like a journeyman, but the detail matters: that solitary victory came at Limerick on Boxing Day 2025, and the horse hasn't won since — a ten-month drought that suggests something changed after that breakthrough. The recent form, though, hints at a horse finding some consistency. In the last six races, Starting Fifteen has finished outside the top three only twice, with a sixth place being the worst effort. That's steady. A 40 percent top-3 finish rate (4 from 10 races) tells you this is a horse competitive enough to threaten most days, even if the wins aren't coming.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Starting Fifteen Partnership
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by E McNamara at Rathkeale in County Limerick, Starting Fifteen runs for a yard that has sent out 22 winners already this season — a solid operation, not one sending out also-rans. The horse's only victory came on home turf at Limerick, which might suggest the course suits. That single win from ten races is frustrating for a horse that clearly has ability — it wins roughly once every ten outings — but the consistency in top-3 finishes in recent starts shows improvement. Still racing actively, with a run just yesterday, Starting Fifteen remains a horse that could break through again without much warning, particularly if the opportunity comes back at Limerick where it last tasted success.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Oct
6th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 16 runners
25 Sep
4th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
30 Jul
10th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
10 Apr
5th
Aintree
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners
1 Feb
7th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 12 runners
26 Dec
🏆 Won
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 21 runners
18 Oct
2nd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
27 Sep
4th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners
29 Apr
3rd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 28 runners
23 Mar
2nd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 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 |
|---|
| Limerick Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 seconds |
26 Dec |
33.3% |
| Listowel Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
25 Sep |
0% |
| Aintree Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Apr |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jul |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
29 Apr |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Oct |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Feb |
0% |