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Verbal Sparring

7-year-old gelding with a 9% win rate over long distance (2m+).
Quick Facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Vocalised
Mother
Teocht
Owner
Mrs Bridget Dillon & Seamus Domegan
Rating
105

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
23
Career races
2
Wins
8.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
34.8%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
54 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Well suited by Long Distance (2m+) distances: 13% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
Yet to win at Naas in 5 attempts
Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Yielding
Soft to heavy
Good (firm-ish)
Good to yielding
Yielding to soft
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Loves
7F – 1M
1M3F – 1M4F
1M6F – 2M
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Loves
Right-handed, tight turning
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Feb
2nd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 13 runners
20 Jan
🏆 Won
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 22 runners
16 Nov
DNF
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 27 runners
28 Oct
8th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
21 Aug
3rd
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
8 Jul
12th
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 19 runners
11 Jun
🏆 Won
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
16 Apr
2nd
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
4 Apr
6th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 28 runners
10 Mar
DNF
Naas
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 20 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Carl Millar Current Jockey
28.6%
Win rate
2/7
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
Shane O'Callaghan
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Patrick M O'Brien
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Naas
Galloping
5 2 seconds, 3 other 16 Apr 0%
Navan
Galloping
3 3 other 16 Nov 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
3 3 other 8 Jul 0%
Sligo
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 third 21 Aug 50%
Punchestown
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 29 Jan 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 3 Feb 0%
Limerick
Galloping
2 2 other 21 Nov 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
1 1 win 20 Jan 100%
Galway
Tight
1 1 other 25 Jul 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
1 1 third 14 Aug 0%
Wexford
Sharp
1 1 other 28 Oct 0%