Struck Oil
Nine races, zero wins — and yet Struck Oil keeps showing up. The five-year-old has placed twice from those nine attempts, but a victory has never arrived, and the last six races have produced nothing better than a third. For a horse that has been around long enough to know the routine, that is a stubborn streak of near-misses and disappointments.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Flooring Porter Syndicate
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
22.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form does at least hint at something. A fifth, seventh, and eleventh in three of the last six runs suggested a horse going through the motions, but back-to-back placings — a second and then a third — showed a bit of life returning. Whether that momentum carries forward is the question, because Struck Oil raced just yesterday and will be fresh in the mind of anyone looking at today's entries.
The one genuinely encouraging factor here is the yard behind the horse. Gavin Cromwell operates out of Navan in County Meath and has sent out 103 winners already this season — that is a serious training operation, not a small yard hoping to stumble onto something. When a trainer of that output keeps running a horse that has never won, it usually means they believe the win is coming. Whether Struck Oil finally delivers on that faith remains to be seen.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Jun
DNF
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 14 runners
8 May
3rd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
18 Apr
2nd
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
20 Nov
5th
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 21 runners
30 Oct
7th
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
11 Oct
11th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 16 runners
27 Sep
16th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
2 May
12th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
20 Apr
7th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Thurles Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
20 Nov |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
8 Jun |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Apr |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
8 May |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 May |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Oct |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
18 Apr |
0% |