The Burrow
The Burrow is a seven-year-old that has yet to visit the winner's circle in eight career races. Recent form tells the story plainly: five-nine-six-five-nine-five across the last six outings — a run of mid-field finishes with no sign of improvement. It was in action just yesterday, suggesting the yard is still searching for the right race and conditions to unlock a breakthrough.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by Philip Fenton at Carrick-On-Suir in County Tipperary, The Burrow runs for a yard that has already sent out seven winners this season. That context matters: Fenton's operation knows how to get horses to the finish line first elsewhere, so the persistent absence of a win for this particular runner raises questions about where its ceiling actually sits. Whether The Burrow is simply a horse that will never quite get there, or whether the right opportunity has simply not presented itself yet, remains an open question. What is certain is that at this stage, this is a horse chasing a goal it has not yet achieved.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
4 Sep
5th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
24 Apr
9th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
5 Apr
6th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 7 runners
16 May
5th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
8 May
9th
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
21 Apr
5th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 20 runners
6 Apr
7th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 18 runners
8 Mar
9th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 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 |
|---|
| Kilbeggan Tight |
3 |
3 other |
4 Sep |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
5 Apr |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
8 Mar |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 May |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Apr |
0% |