Young Churchill
Young Churchill was a late bloomer. The five-year-old waited nearly two years before breaking through for his first win at Roscommon in July 2025, a breakthrough that came at the end of a long apprenticeship of 18 races without success. Since that solitary victory, though, the wins have dried up entirely. In his last six races — most recently just a day ago — he has failed to get his head in front, though he has shown enough to pick up three placings, suggesting he remains competitive even if the winning touch has deserted him.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Young Churchill Syndicate
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
26.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🏁 Next Race
Tomorrow
Navan
About 2 miles · Slightly soft ground · 17 runners
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🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Over a career spanning 19 races, Young Churchill has secured 1 win and 5 places. Those numbers paint the picture of a horse who finds life hard at the racecourse, winning roughly 1 in every 20 races. What is more striking is that his win came over the longer distances — he performs best between 1 mile 6 furlongs and 2 miles, where he has won 1 of his 9 races at that trip, a win rate of roughly 1 in 9. The fact that Richard John O'Brien's yard, based in Ballingarry, Co Limerick, has sent out five winners this season suggests Young Churchill is not necessarily at fault with his trainer. He simply may be a horse with limited ability in a tough game. His last run a day ago shows he is still active and still trying, even if the gap between races — 13 months since his sole victory — tells its own story about a horse treading water in mid-field company.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 8 starts (12%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 11% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ 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
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Aug
10th
Sligo
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 17 runners
15 Jul
7th
Killarney
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 15 runners
11 Jul
3rd
Limerick
1m6f – 2m · Good · 14 runners
30 Mar
10th
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 12 runners
28 Jan
7th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 7 runners
29 Nov
6th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 8 runners
9 Oct
10th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners
11 Sep
7th
Clonmel
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding_To_Soft · 12 runners
21 Jul
4th
Ballinrobe
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 8 runners
7 Jul
🏆 Won
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 19 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 |
|---|
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
29 Nov |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
15 Jul |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
30 Mar |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
7 Jul |
100% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
24 Aug |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
9 Oct |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
23 Sep |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
21 Jul |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
5 Aug |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 May |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
11 Jul |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jan |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Jan |
0% |