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The Border Boy

8-year-old gelding with a 5% win rate who thrives on ideal conditions.
Quick Facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Shirocco
Mother
The Clew Bay Fox
Owner
Sean Aherne
Rating
74

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
22
Career races
1
Wins
4.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
13.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
129 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 9 starts (11%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Returning from a 129-day absence
Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Soft (muddy)
Yielding to soft
Good to yielding
Avoids
Yielding
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M6F – 2M
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Loves
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Right-handed, tight turning
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turning
Avoids
Right-handed, undulating
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
20 Nov
8th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 16 runners
30 Oct
3rd
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
16 Oct
6th
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
11 Oct
3rd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 16 runners
20 Sep
9th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
29 Aug
9th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
14 Aug
10th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
4 Aug
🏆 Won
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
5 Jul
6th
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
30 May
4th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/10
Won / Rode
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
Diarmuid Moloney
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
Danny Power Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Mr S Tobin
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Miss C H McAuliffe
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Cork
Galloping
5 1 win, 4 other 4 Aug 20%
Tramore
Sharp
4 4 other 14 Aug 0%
Thurles
Undulating
3 1 third, 2 other 20 Nov 0%
Bellewstown
Sharp
2 2 other 5 Jul 0%
Clonmel
Sharp
2 2 other 15 May 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
2 2 other 21 May 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 third 11 Oct 0%
Killarney
Sharp
1 1 other 26 Aug 0%
Wexford
Sharp
1 1 other 29 Aug 0%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 other 20 Sep 0%