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The Shunter

12-year-old gelding with a 11% win rate who thrives on soft, spongy ground.
Quick Facts
Age
12 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Stowaway
Mother
Tornado Lady
Owner
John P McManus
Rating
95

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
19
Career races
2
Wins
10.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
31.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
147 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Returning from a 147-day absence

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
Long Distance (2M+)
Ok
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1 (elite)
Unknown
Class 2 (high-level)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Nov
2nd
The Curragh
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 10 runners
11 Oct
10th
Newmarket
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 21 runners
28 Jul
9th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 23 runners
3 Nov
3rd
The Curragh
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 5 runners
12 Oct
15th
Newmarket
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 25 runners
26 Nov
5th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
14 Oct
🏆 Won
Newmarket
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 34 runners
16 Aug
4th
Gowran Park
1m6f – 2m · Good · 10 runners
29 Apr
15th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
4 Mar
3rd
Kelso
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 5 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Charlie O'Dwyer
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Ben Coen Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Punchestown
Galloping
4 4 other 26 Nov 0%
Newmarket
Galloping
3 1 win, 2 other 11 Oct 33.3%
Galway
Tight
3 3 other 28 Jul 0%
The Curragh
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 third 2 Nov 0%
Sligo
Sharp
1 1 win 17 May 100%
Cheltenham
Galloping
1 1 other 16 Mar 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 6 Feb 0%
Killarney
Sharp
1 1 third 18 Aug 0%
Naas
Galloping
1 1 other 6 Nov 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 other 16 Aug 0%
Kelso
Undulating
1 1 third 4 Mar 0%