Sunrush
Sunrush broke through to victory at Navan just this week, securing a first career win at the third attempt in a quietly encouraging way for
Andrew Slattery's Thurles yard. The three-year-old has now raced six times, winning once and placing in three others—a record that speaks to a horse still learning its trade but showing enough promise to suggest better days ahead. Over the last six outings, there has been an encouraging tightening up: after a seventh-place finish and a fourth, Sunrush picked up a third and then the breakthrough win at Navan on 27 August, most recently finishing fourth just a day or two ago. That's a horse trending in the right direction.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
50%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What makes this worth watching is the consistency of places alongside the win. Sunrush has been in the money in three of six races, which at this early stage of a three-year-old's career suggests a horse with basic ability and soundness. Andrew Slattery's yard at Thurles has had a strong season with 62 winners already, so there is form in the stable. Sunrush is still actively racing and very much in work, which means the yard believe there is plenty more to come. Whether this horse develops into something more substantial will depend on finding the right race and the right ground, but for now, a young horse with a first win under its belt and recent form pointing upward is one worth following.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
27 Aug
🏆 Won
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Good · 18 runners
15 Aug
3rd
Tramore
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 8 runners
4 Jun
5th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 8 runners
15 May
DNF
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 15 runners
28 Sep
4th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Yielding_To_Soft · 14 runners
31 Aug
7th
Tipperary
7f – 1m · Yielding · 13 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 |
|---|
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
4 Jun |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
27 Aug |
100% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
31 Aug |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
15 Aug |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Sep |
0% |