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Zambezi Moon

That victory came at Cork back in April, where the horse showed enough to get the job done, but the subsequent six months have told a story of struggle. The most recent outing, just a day ago, produced a sixth-place finish — a result that sits oddly against a run of form that included a fifth-place effort two starts back and a second-place finish before that. Only once in the last four races has the horse threatened to win again, finishing second most recently.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Chestnut
Father
Zambezi Sun
Mother
Blackwater Bride
Owner
P Culloty

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
4
Career races
1
Wins
25%
Win rate
avg ~10%
50%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
23 days
Since last race

🏁 Next race

Today
Limerick
About 2.4 miles · Slightly soft ground · 19 runners

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
TrackLab's detailed breakdown

What makes Zambezi Moon interesting is the gap between potential and delivery. Winning one of every four races is respectable on paper, and the second-place finishes suggest the horse is capable of running well at times. Yet six months without a win is a long drought at this stage of a career, and the recent form — mostly mid-field placings and the latest sixth — hints that the horse may be struggling to recapture the form that brought success at Cork. Trained by David Richard Barry from an undisclosed yard that has managed three winners this season, Zambezi Moon remains a work in progress: talented enough to have broken the ice, but not yet reliable enough to convince that another win is around the corner.

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
25 Sep
2nd
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
25 May
6th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
10 May
5th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
6 Apr
🏆 Won
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 10 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
J J Slevin Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
Mr C J Shine(7)
100%
Win rate
1/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Cork
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 10 May 50%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
1 1 other 25 May 0%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 second 25 Sep 0%