Tortola
Tortola is a 4-year-old who has spent 11 races so far proving that placing is very much its thing — two podium finishes but, as yet, no winner's enclosure. A win rate of zero from eleven tries is a tough record to spin, but context matters: this is a horse that keeps showing up and keeps finishing in the mix, just not quite at the front.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
18.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form tells a mixed story. A second-place finish three races ago hinted at a breakthrough, but either side of that promising run sit plenty of double-digit finishes — 13th, 12th — suggesting Tortola can blow hot and cold. Raced just yesterday, it is clearly an active, busy campaign, and at four years old there is still time for things to click.
Jimmy Dalton has partnered Tortola six times without a win between them, which is a combination that will need something to change if it is going to produce a result. That said, trainer Eoin Griffin — based in Slieverue, Co Kilkenny — has sent out 8 winners already this season, so the yard clearly knows how to get a horse to the front. The talent is there on the training side; Tortola just needs to find its moment.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Dundalk in 5 attempts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Jul
13th
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 13 runners
2 Jul
2nd
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Good · 18 runners
13 Feb
12th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 13 runners
30 Jan
7th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
16 Jan
5th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 15 runners
3 Dec
3rd
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
11 Sep
8th
Clonmel
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 12 runners
6 May
14th
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 16 runners
28 Sep
10th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
20 Sep
8th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 17 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
5 |
1 third, 4 other |
13 Feb |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Sep |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
2 Jul |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jul |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 May |
0% |