The Dara Man
10-year-old gelding with a 7% win rate who thrives on ideal conditions.
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
22.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 13 starts (15%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft_to_heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Returning from a 99-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at Listowel in 5 attempts
⚠ Yet to win at Ballinrobe in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Likes
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Soft to heavy (wet)
Avoids
Yielding to soft (damp)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, tight turns
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
20 Dec
DNF
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 14 runners
14 Dec
DNF
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 11 runners
31 Oct
6th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
23 Oct
4th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 9 runners
12 Oct
DNF
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
21 Sep
11th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 13 runners
5 Sep
DNF
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 8 runners
25 Aug
2nd
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 4 runners
21 Aug
4th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
8 May
DNF
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Shane O'Callaghan Current Jockey
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Killarney Sharp |
5 |
1 win, 4 other |
21 Aug |
20% |
| Listowel Sharp |
5 |
5 other |
21 Sep |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
5 |
2 seconds, 3 other |
25 Aug |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
4 |
1 win, 1 second, 2 other |
5 Sep |
25% |
| Limerick Galloping |
4 |
1 win, 1 third, 2 other |
23 Mar |
25% |
| Cork Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
12 Oct |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
14 Sep |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
17 Apr |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
8 May |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
1 May |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
14 Dec |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jan |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
20 Nov |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
31 Oct |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Oct |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
20 Dec |
0% |