Whats New
What's New is a 4-year-old that has taken a long time to get on the board, but when it finally did, there was something worth noticing. The horse broke its duck on 1 September at Roscommon over an extended distance, winning at 1 mile 6 furlongs. That victory came after 27 races without a win, so it was hardly the form of a natural. But here is the interesting bit: at distances between 1 mile 6 furlongs and 2 miles, What's New has actually shown something. It has won 1 of its 6 races at those trips — a 17 percent win rate — which suggests those longer distances suit it. Everything else, by contrast, has been a struggle; over shorter trips, wins have dried up completely.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
35.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The horse is trained by Andrew Slattery at Thurles in County Tipperary, who is having a solid season with 62 winners already to his name. Slattery also rides What's New regularly, having partnered the horse in 9 races and winning once together — an 11 percent rate that is markedly better than What's New's overall 4 percent. That 1 win from 28 races tells you this is a horse that finds it hard to get ahead, but it does finish in the places: it has 10 placings on the card, meaning it shows up at the business end of races often enough. The recent form is patchy — two seconds, two more placings, and a sixth from the last six runs — but the second-place finishes suggest it is competitive at the right trip with the right ground.
What's New raced just a day ago, so it remains actively campaigned. It has not won in 11 months, which is a long drought, but the pattern is clear: point it at a longer-distance race on ground that suits, get Slattery in the saddle, and there is a genuine chance. This is a horse that works best when it knows where it is going.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 17% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 12 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Yielding to soft (damp)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
27 Jul
2nd
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 23 runners
21 Jul
DNF
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
12 Jul
2nd
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
4 Jul
2nd
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
5 Jun
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
20 May
6th
Gowran Park
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
9 May
3rd
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
18 Apr
4th
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
30 Mar
9th
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 12 runners
21 Feb
6th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 7 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Gowran Park Undulating |
4 |
4 other |
20 May |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
3 |
1 second, 1 third, 1 other |
9 May |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
4 Dec |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
21 Feb |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
21 Sep |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
12 Jul |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
4 Jul |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
2 seconds |
27 Jul |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
1 Sep |
100% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
21 Jul |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jul |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Mar |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
25 Jul |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Oct |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Apr |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
10 Oct |
0% |