The Cheeky Pup
Five races in, one place finish to show for it, and a recent run of results that makes for tough reading — The Cheeky Pup has yet to find the winner's enclosure, and its last three outings produced finishes of 8th, 14th, and 12th. For a five-year-old with a bit of experience now under its belt, the pressure is on to start converting promise into performance.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Bold Octopus Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by John Joseph Hanlon out of Bagenalstown in County Carlow, the horse is at least in a yard that knows how to win. Hanlon's team have sent out 11 winners already this season, so the operation is clearly functioning well — The Cheeky Pup just hasn't been able to add to that tally yet. It raced as recently as yesterday, which shows the team are keeping it busy and haven't lost faith.
The solitary place finish is the one thread of encouragement to pull on here. It tells you the horse has at least once been competitive enough to be in the mix, even if it hasn't been able to go one better. Whether that changes anytime soon may depend on finding the right race at the right moment — something Hanlon, with his winners on the board this season, will be working to arrange.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Jun
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
13 May
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 20 runners
31 Jul
8th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
11 Jul
14th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
14 May
12th
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 15 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 |
|---|
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
31 Jul |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 May |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 May |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jul |
0% |