The Rebel County
There's a horse that made its the yard wait — The Rebel County took until its tenth race to finally get its nose in front, breaking through at Tipperary on 8th May 2025. That kind of patience is genuinely rare in racing, where horses that haven't won after half a dozen attempts are often sold on or quietly retired. The fact that
G Ahern's yard in Leamlara, Co. Cork kept faith through nine near-misses says something about what they saw in this horse at home.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Three County Syndicate
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
9.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The record reads one win and one place from ten races, a win rate of 10% — roughly one in every ten — which is modest on paper, but the full picture is more complicated than that. The recent form shows two gaps in the sequence, suggesting the horse has had some time away from racing, and with a run just 27 days ago it is clearly back in action and being aimed at something. Whether that Tipperary win has unlocked something or was a one-off peak moment is the question worth watching.
At six years old, there is still time. Ahern's yard has had one winner on the board this season, so The Rebel County is carrying a decent share of the team's hopes right now. A horse that has already shown it can win at Tipperary, on its local patch in Munster, is always worth following back there.
⚡ Strengths & Risks AI Analysis
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, undulating
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Left-handed, tight turning
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Right-handed, wide and galloping
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Left-handed, wide and galloping
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Right-handed, tight turning
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Apr
7th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
5 Mar
6th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
18 Jan
DNF
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
30 May
DNF
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
8 May
🏆 Won
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
30 Sep
6th
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
30 Aug
5th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 23 runners
6 Aug
7th
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
2 Jun
9th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
17 May
12th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 15 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 |
|---|
| Thurles Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
5 Mar |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
2 other |
2 Jun |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
8 May |
100% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
12 May |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Aug |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
2 Apr |
0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 May |
0% |