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West Cork Wildway

At 12 years old, West Cork Wildway is the kind of horse that keeps turning up, keeps trying, and occasionally reminds everyone exactly what it is capable of. Across 23 races, it has won twice and finished in the places six more times — a win rate of around 1 in every 11 races, which sounds modest until you consider that plenty of horses never win at all. At this stage of a career, just being active and competitive is a story in itself.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
12 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Brown
Father
Yeats
Mother
Dollar's Worth
Owner
Thomas O'Flynn
Rating
116

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
23
Career races
2
Wins
8.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
26.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
17 days
Since last race

🏁 Next Race

Today
About 3 miles · Slightly soft ground · 16 runners

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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The first win came at Thurles in November 2021, but the more recent one is the one worth talking about. West Cork Wildway won at Cork in November 2025 — just four months ago — which means this is not a horse coasting on old memories. It is still in the mix, still finding a way to the front when conditions are right. That Cork victory is the kind of result that keeps a yard motivated and keeps a horse in training rather than quietly retired.

Paul O'Flynn, based in Mallow in County Cork, trains the horse, and it is a small but functioning operation — six winners sent out already this season, which suggests a yard that knows what it is doing with the horses it has. Darragh O'Keeffe has ridden West Cork Wildway in 10 of its 23 races, winning once together. That is 1 win from 10 rides, a 10% win rate — not spectacular, but a consistent partnership that speaks to a degree of familiarity and trust between horse and rider.

The recent form reads 2-8-7-3-1-7 from last to most recent — so a win sandwiched between some tougher outings. That kind of up-and-down pattern is typical for a horse at this level: when everything clicks, it can win; when it doesn't, it can disappear into the pack. The fact it raced just 17 days ago and is still active tells you the team believes there is still something to run for. At 12, West Cork Wildway is not the future — but it is very much still the present.

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Poor record on soft_to_heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Struggles on LH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

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

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Mar
2nd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 7 runners
19 Feb
8th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 15 runners
22 Jan
7th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 18 runners
27 Dec
3rd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 12 runners
23 Nov
🏆 Won
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 18 runners
2 Nov
7th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 15 runners
26 Sep
4th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
3 Aug
12th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 23 runners
31 May
7th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
21 Apr
4th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 8 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
10%
Win rate
1/10
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Miss J Walton
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Dylan O'Connor
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Mr L Burke-Ott(7) Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Cork
Galloping
4 1 win, 3 other 23 Nov 25%
Thurles
Undulating
3 1 win, 1 third, 1 other 19 Feb 33.3%
Killarney
Sharp
3 3 other 12 May 0%
Listowel
Sharp
3 1 second, 2 other 26 Sep 0%
Limerick
Galloping
3 1 second, 1 third, 1 other 12 Mar 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
2 2 other 30 Apr 0%
Naas
Galloping
1 1 other 12 Mar 0%
Clonmel
Sharp
1 1 other 17 Nov 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 5 Feb 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 other 22 Jan 0%
Galway
Tight
1 1 other 3 Aug 0%