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Vital Island

13-year-old gelding with a 20% win rate who thrives on ideal conditions.
Quick Facts
Age
13 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Trans Island
Mother
Persian Pearl
Owner
R P O'Keeffe
Rating
128

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
15
Career races
3
Wins
20%
Win rate
avg ~10%
33.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
107 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%)
Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
Course specialist at Punchestown: 3 wins from 12 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Returning from a 107-day absence

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Good to yielding
Loves
Yielding
Soft (muddy)
Soft to heavy
Heavy (very wet)
Yielding to soft
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Right-handed, undulating

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Dec
DNF
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
23 Nov
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 15 runners
3 May
🏆 Won
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
1 May
4th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
2 May
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 15 runners
5 Feb
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 10 runners
15 Dec
11th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
26 Nov
2nd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 8 runners
27 Apr
🏆 Won
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
25 Apr
2nd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 12 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Mr B O Walsh
50%
Win rate
2/4
Won / Rode
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
Mr T Power Roche Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Punchestown
Galloping
12 3 wins, 2 seconds, 7 other 23 Nov 25%
Cheltenham
Galloping
2 2 other 12 Dec 0%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 other 23 Jan 0%