Vairue
Vairue is a 10-year-old who has been running hard for nearly four years without another win, a testament to the sheer difficulty of breaking through at any level of racing. The horse has competed 18 times across its career and managed just one victory, at Thurles back in October 2022—a long, quiet stretch that has seen Vairue finish in the placings only once since that breakthrough win. With a win rate of around 1 in every 17 races, this is a horse operating at the margins, and the fact that it raced just yesterday shows the trainer keeps finding races where there might be an opening.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
What makes Vairue worth watching is sheer longevity and the quiet faith that keeps it going. At ten years old, many horses have retired. Vairue is still in work, still running, and the recent form—a fourth place just yesterday, a fourth not long before that—suggests consistency even if victory eludes it. The partnership with jockey Conor Smithers hasn't yielded much (1 win from 10 races together), but that hasn't stopped the pairing from being tried repeatedly. That's the story of many horses at this level: they keep turning up because there is still a race out there with their name on it, even if nobody quite knows when that will be.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on yielding ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 11 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
10 Oct
4th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
16 Aug
9th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
10 Jul
7th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
28 Nov
9th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 20 runners
17 Nov
18th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 24 runners
4 Oct
4th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
30 Aug
6th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
20 Oct
🏆 Won
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 18 runners
30 Sep
DNF
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 16 runners
17 Sep
13th
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 19 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 |
|---|
| Thurles Undulating |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
28 Nov |
33.3% |
| Tramore Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
16 Aug |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
30 Aug |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
2 other |
10 Jul |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
17 Nov |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jul |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jan |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Oct |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Jul |
0% |