Tropical Twist
Tropical Twist has taken two months to add anything meaningful to her record since finally breaking through at Wexford in early August, when she secured her sole career victory from twelve attempts. That single win, arriving after eleven races without success, represents the kind of breakthrough moment that can define a five-year-old's career — except the months since have brought little to build on. Her recent form tells the story: a fifth-place finish just yesterday, preceded by a sixth, an eighth, a fourth, and another fifth before that. Only once in her last six outings has she managed to find the frame, a fourth-place effort sandwiched between races where she failed to trouble the placings at all.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
With just one win from twelve races, Tropical Twist wins roughly one race in every twelve she contests — a modest return that reflects a horse still searching for her level. He is trained by Gordon Elliott at Longwood in County Meath, a yard that has been prolific this season with 210 winners to its name, though that volume underscores how difficult Tropical Twist's path has been even in such a successful operation. The horse remains active and was in action just yesterday, suggesting the yard believe there is improvement to find. Whether she can build on that August success at Wexford or settle into the role of a journeyman racer will likely depend on where the yard pitches her next.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Oct
5th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
18 Sep
6th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
9 Aug
8th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
7 Aug
🏆 Won
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
23 Jul
4th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
3 Jul
5th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
18 Apr
DNF
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
21 Mar
DNF
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
21 Oct
5th
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 9 runners
10 Oct
4th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 12 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Downpatrick Undulating |
4 |
4 other |
18 Sep |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
7 Aug |
33.3% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 Apr |
0% |
| Perth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Oct |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Mar |
0% |