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Wholelotofbusiness

Wholelotofbusiness is a 7-year-old who has taken his time finding the winner's enclosure, but he's clearly no stranger to being competitive. Across 13 races, he has one win and eight places to his name — a win rate of just 8%, or roughly 1 in every 13 races — but that placing record tells a more flattering story. This is a horse that keeps turning up, keeps finishing in the mix, and has spent the best part of his career knocking on the door.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Arctic Cosmos
Mother
Whats Ur Business
Owner
Michael Kiely
Rating
121

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
13
Career races
1
Wins
7.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
61.5%
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

That door finally opened at Killarney on 5 October 2025, which remains his only career win to date. Eight months on, that victory still stands as the highlight of his record, and with a race just one day ago, he is very much an active runner rather than a horse winding down. His last six runs read 8-3-10-2-1-2 from most recent back — so a couple of disappointing efforts up top, but underneath that, a consistent pattern of placing. Three of his last six runs have been second or third, which suggests he is running well enough, even if he hasn't been able to repeat that winning feeling since Killarney.

His regular partner in the saddle is G B Noonan, who has ridden him in 7 of his 13 races and was aboard for that sole win. Together they've converted 1 from 7, a win rate of 14% — better than his overall record, which hints the partnership suits him. Behind the scenes, he is trained by Eoin Christopher McCarthy out of Athea in County Limerick, a yard that has sent out 15 winners already this season. That's a yard in decent form, and it suggests Wholelotofbusiness is in capable hands even if he hasn't yet added to his tally.

At seven years old, with a consistent placing record and a trainer firing on all cylinders, the question is whether he can find that Killarney magic again. The recent form suggests the ability is still there — the wins just aren't.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on yielding ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

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

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Jun
8th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 9 runners
9 May
3rd
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
5 Apr
10th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 20 runners
1 Nov
2nd
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 12 runners
5 Oct
🏆 Won
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 6 runners
24 Sep
2nd
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 21 runners
23 Aug
2nd
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
4 Aug
3rd
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
10 Jun
4th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
31 May
6th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
G B Noonan Current Jockey
14.3%
Win rate
1/7
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
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
Killarney
Sharp
4 1 win, 2 seconds, 1 third 9 May 25%
Listowel
Sharp
3 1 second, 2 other 1 Jun 0%
Limerick
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 30 Jan 0%
Cork
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 5 Apr 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
1 1 second 1 Nov 0%
Sligo
Sharp
1 1 other 10 Jun 0%