The horse has found a real home at Dundalk, winning 2 of its 13 races there — a 15% win rate at that track compared to just 7% across all its races. It last won there on 14 January 2025, which now sits more than a year in the past, but the track still suits it better than anywhere else. Tribal Moon also performs noticeably better on normal, dry ground than on wet or muddy surfaces: it has won 2 of 13 races on good conditions versus nothing from its other 14 starts on softer ground. Distance-wise, it thrives at 1m1f to 1m2f, winning 2 of 12 races in that range—another 17% success rate.
Trainer Noel C. Kelly, based at Draperstown in Co. Derry, has sent out 14 winners this season and clearly knows how to get the best from a horse when the conditions and course align. That said, Tribal Moon has now gone without a win for six consecutive races after racing yesterday, so it will need those perfect circumstances—Dundalk, normal ground, the right trip—to get back in the winner's circle. It remains a useful tool for the yard, but one that performs best when the set-up is right rather than a horse that can win anywhere.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
13 | 2 wins, 2 seconds, 4 thirds, 5 other | 16 Oct | 15.4% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
4 | 4 other | 31 Aug | 0% |
| Galway Tight |
3 | 3 other | 1 Aug | 0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 23 Jun | 0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 13 Jul | 0% |
| Cartmel Tight |
1 | 1 third | 26 Jun | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 11 Aug | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 22 Oct | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 5 Jun | 0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 7 Oct | 0% |