Tradonthebay
Nine races into its career and Tradonthebay is still searching for that elusive first win. The five-year-old has placed four times without ever getting its nose in front, which tells a particular story — this is a horse that shows up, competes, and then gets beaten. It is not disgracing itself, but the gap between placing and winning is the gap that matters most in racing.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
44.4%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form makes for interesting reading. A second place in there shows Tradonthebay can get very close to the winner, but the string of fourth, fifth, and fifth finishes around it suggests that a high finish is the exception rather than the rule. Racing just yesterday, it remains an active and busy horse, and Paul John Gilligan's Athenry yard clearly believes there is a win in it somewhere — you do not keep running a horse nine times if you have given up on it.
Gilligan has sent out five winners from his Galway base this season, so this is not a yard without a clue. The question is whether Tradonthebay can finally convert one of those placed efforts into a victory. Four places from nine races means it has been in the frame in roughly 4 out of every 9 outings, which is a reasonable level of consistency — it just needs one more yard of finishing speed on the right day to put it all together.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
6 Jul
3rd
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
9 Jun
5th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
25 May
5th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
12 May
2nd
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
16 Apr
4th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 8 runners
8 Mar
8th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 14 runners
8 Mar
8th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 14 runners
10 Feb
3rd
Limerick
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 6 runners
23 Jan
3rd
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 6 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 |
|---|
| Naas Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
8 Mar |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
9 Jun |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
16 Apr |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
25 May |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
6 Jul |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
23 Jan |
0% |