The Sugarhill Lady
Six years old and still searching for that elusive first win, The Sugarhill Lady has run twelve times without making it to the winner's enclosure, picking up just a single placed finish along the way. That is a tough record to look at — zero wins from twelve attempts — but she remains active, having raced as recently as yesterday.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Eamon Leahy & Seamus O'Riordan & Carmel Walsh
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
8.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Her last six outings tell a familiar story: two runs where she failed to finish in the frame at all, followed by a pair of fourth-place finishes, another two fourths, and then two more blank runs. Consistent in her way, but consistently just out of contention. Jockey Calum Hogan has partnered her in half of those races and is yet to find the winning formula, going winless across their six rides together.
She is trained by E McNamara out of Rathkeale in County Limerick, and it is worth noting that the yard is in decent form this season — 22 winners sent out is a healthy tally, which suggests this is not a struggling operation waiting for things to click. The McNamara team clearly know how to win races. For The Sugarhill Lady, the right race at the right moment has simply not arrived yet.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Limerick in 6 attempts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
28 May
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 15 runners
14 May
4th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
6 Apr
4th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 23 runners
27 Dec
6th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 15 runners
18 Nov
6th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 9 runners
18 Oct
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 21 runners
26 Sep
8th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
1 Apr
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
6 Mar
DNF
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 15 runners
3 Nov
5th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Tom Kelly(7) Current Jockey
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Limerick Galloping |
6 |
6 other |
28 May |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
6 Apr |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
26 Sep |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
14 May |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
6 Mar |
0% |