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Whats Up Darling

8-year-old gelding with a 20% win rate who thrives on ideal conditions.
Quick Facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Shirocco
Mother
Carries Darling
Owner
Gigginstown House Stud
Rating
130

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
20
Career races
4
Wins
20%
Win rate
avg ~10%
55.0%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
178 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good ground: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Returning from a 178-day absence
Struggles on RH Galloping 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 (slightly soft)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1 (elite)
Unknown
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Oct
🏆 Won
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
21 Aug
🏆 Won
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
1 Aug
4th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 20 runners
2 May
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 45 runners
1 May
15th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 23 runners
4 Apr
3rd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 9 runners
13 Mar
DNF
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 20 runners
15 Feb
5th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners
6 Feb
3rd
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
27 Dec
2nd
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Jack Kennedy Current Jockey
28.6%
Win rate
2/7
Won / Rode
20%
Win rate
1/5
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
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

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Navan
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 7 Dec 50%
Punchestown
Galloping
2 2 other 2 May 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 5 Nov 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
2 1 second, 1 other 15 Feb 0%
Cheltenham
Galloping
2 2 other 13 Mar 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
1 1 win 4 May 100%
Clonmel
Sharp
1 1 win 2 Oct 100%
Killarney
Sharp
1 1 win 21 Aug 100%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 third 10 Apr 0%
Wexford
Sharp
1 1 third 4 Apr 0%
Galway
Tight
1 1 other 1 Aug 0%
Aintree
Galloping
1 1 other 12 Apr 0%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 third 6 Feb 0%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 second 22 Oct 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 second 27 Dec 0%