Summer Island
Summer Island is a 4-year-old with a knack for picking the right moments to strike. With three wins from eighteen races, the horse wins roughly one in every six outings — modest numbers on the surface, but the pattern of recent form tells a more encouraging story. In the last six races, Summer Island has won twice and placed four times, suggesting the horse is running consistently well and hitting the frame more often than not.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Nigel Ohare Martin W White Mark Devlin C G Bryson
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The real insight comes from looking at where Summer Island shines. At distances between 7 furlongs and a mile, the horse has won two races from five attempts — a 40% win rate that stands out sharply against the overall record. Put that horse on normal ground, and the numbers climb further: 2 wins from 7 races is a 29% win rate, suggesting Summer Island has clear preferences and performs to them. But the standout fact is the record at The Curragh, where Summer Island has won twice from just four visits. That is the kind of course record that makes a trainer sit up and take notice.
Summer Island's last win came at The Curragh three months ago on 26 June, and the horse raced just yesterday, which means it is active and being kept sharp by trainer Natalia Lupini's Banbridge yard. Lupini has built a competitive operation — seventeen winners sent out this season — and Summer Island fits the profile of a horse with genuine merit who simply needs the right race, the right ground, and ideally, a trip back to The Curragh. For a 4-year-old with these characteristics, the future is worth watching.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 7 starts (29%)
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 40% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
10 Sep
8th
Laytown
7f – 1m · Standard · 13 runners
18 Aug
9th
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
9 Aug
5th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
26 Jun
🏆 Won
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Good · 18 runners
24 May
2nd
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 20 runners
4 May
🏆 Won
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Good · 16 runners
11 Apr
3rd
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Soft · 14 runners
13 Mar
6th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 15 runners
27 Feb
DNF
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 19 runners
6 Feb
🏆 Won
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 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 |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
4 |
2 wins, 1 second, 1 other |
9 Aug |
50% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
13 Mar |
33.3% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
7 Aug |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
21 Jun |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 Aug |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Apr |
0% |
| Laytown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Sep |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
2 Sep |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
7 Jul |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
16 Jul |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
11 Apr |
0% |