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Warriors Wood

There's something about Kilbeggan that just suits Warriors Wood. The 6-year-old has won 2 of its 5 races at the County Westmeath track, and given that its overall record stands at 3 wins from 12 races — that's 1 in every 4 starts across its career — Kilbeggan is clearly where this horse does its best work. Both wins at the track came within the space of a few weeks earlier this year, the first on 16 May 2025 and the most recent on 31 May 2026, suggesting this is a horse that returns to form sharply when conditions suit rather than needing a long buildup.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Chestnut
Father
Masked Marvel
Mother
Santa Valentina
Owner
S F Mcelroy
Rating
114

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
12
Career races
3
Wins
25%
Win rate
avg ~10%
50%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
Auto-Generated

The recent form makes for encouraging reading too. Reading right to left, the last six races show a win, a second, a third, a fourth, a blank, and another fourth — so outside of one off day, Warriors Wood has been placing consistently and finding the winner's enclosure at the right moments. That kind of form suggests a horse in decent health and confidence rather than one scraping around for results.

Andrew McNamara's yard in Athboy, Co. Meath has sent out 7 winners this season, which is solid output from a smaller operation. Warriors Wood accounts for 3 of those wins across its career and, having raced just one day ago, is clearly a horse that's kept fit and active rather than being saved for rare outings. Whether McNamara points it back toward Kilbeggan again will be the interesting question — because on the evidence so far, that's where Warriors Wood is most dangerous.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Jul
4th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
15 Jun
3rd
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 14 runners
31 May
🏆 Won
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
15 May
2nd
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
20 Apr
DNF
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
25 Aug
4th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
22 Jul
🏆 Won
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
15 Jul
3rd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
15 Jun
7th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 8 runners
16 May
🏆 Won
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
100%
Win rate
2/2
Won / Rode
Brian Hayes Current Jockey
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
Mr J H Williamson
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Eoin Staples
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
Kilbeggan
Tight
5 2 wins, 1 second, 1 third, 1 other 15 Jun 40%
Downpatrick
Undulating
3 1 third, 2 other 25 Aug 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
1 1 win 22 Jul 100%
Galway
Tight
1 1 other 26 Oct 0%
Tramore
Sharp
1 1 other 20 Apr 0%
Killarney
Sharp
1 1 other 17 Jul 0%