Galway
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COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Hurdle
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15h 59min
Turf track
Detail:
All runners, sorted by TrackLab Score
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Why this score
- Today's race is over 3m. That distance looks right for this horse. Running over the right distance matters a lot.
- A 33% win rate on this ground from 6 runs. Just like people, horses have favourite surfaces. This one likes today's ground.
- 23 runners today is not the number this horse wants. The number of runners changes how a race is run.
TrackLab Insight
Grace Faraday is the standout course specialist in this field: two wins from five races at Galway, including a victory over this exact distance. The major risk is ground conditions—she has no wins from any race on soft or soft-to-heavy ground despite a strong record on firmer surfaces, and today's soft going represents a real concern despite her recent second here 18 days ago on what may have been better ground.
Course specialist (2 wins from 5 here)
Has won over this course and distance
Best record on this ground (2 from 6)
Best record at this trip (1 from 3)
Why this score
- Today's race is over 3m. That distance looks right for this horse. Running over the right distance matters a lot.
- K. Donoghue wins 10.3% of all their races. That is a strong record. A jockey who wins often gives a horse a better chance.
- 23 runners today is not the number this horse wants. The number of runners changes how a race is run.
TrackLab Insight
Mr Dibbs has never raced on soft ground, and his recent form is poor: 13th, 6th, and 8th in his last three runs. His career record shows he wins roughly 1 in 8 races, all of them on fast, dry ground where he holds a 40% win rate. This soft ground at Galway represents a significant unknowable and unfamiliar challenge.
Never raced on soft ground
Why this score
- This type of ground has not suited the horse: 3 runs without much success. Some horses prefer different ground.
- An official rating of 97 is in this horse's favour. The rating comes from results, and this horse's number looks good.
- This is a 23-runner race, and the size is not ideal. A big field means more traffic. A small field means nowhere to hide.
TrackLab Insight
Boola Times has just hit his first win after 16 prior races, and he has finished in the top 3 in two of his last three runs, showing real momentum. However, he has never won on soft ground or yielding ground—zero from six starts on those surfaces—and is 0 from 8 races on right-handed galloping tracks like Galway, making this combination particularly challenging.
Top-3 finishes in 2 of last 3 races
Why this score
- Has only raced on this type of ground once or twice, so it is hard to say if it suits the horse.
- 3m is a good distance for this horse. Over its best distance, it can run its own race.
- A 23-runner race works against this horse. Too many runners can mean getting boxed in. Too few can mean nowhere to hide.
TrackLab Insight
Shotgun Jack has been away for nearly 300 days, his last three runs were poor, and he comes to this race after genuine freshness rather than recent sharpening. The positive is that he has won over this course and distance before, and his record on soft ground is strong—33% win rate from just 3 starts. The unknowable is what a 10-month break does to readiness.
Has won over this course and distance
Why this score
- 3m is a good distance for this horse. Over its best distance, it can run its own race.
- C. Byrnes has won 12.6% of their races in their career. Trainers at this level know how to get horses ready.
- 23 runners today is not the number this horse wants. The number of runners changes how a race is run.
TrackLab Insight
Diamond Dollar holds the best win rate in this field at roughly 1 in 7 races, and he broke through with back-to-back wins at Limerick and Punchestown in late December and January. However, he has never raced on soft ground and fell at Down Royal 277 days ago—his last run—leaving a question mark over whether he is fully race-fit returning to this surface.
Never raced on soft ground
Best career win rate in field (1 in 7)
Why this score
- A 3m race suits this horse well. When a horse is comfortable with the distance, it can settle into a good rhythm.
- D. Meyler wins 8.1% of all their races. That is a strong record. A jockey who wins often gives a horse a better chance.
- A 23-runner race works against this horse. Too many runners can mean getting boxed in. Too few can mean nowhere to hide.
TrackLab Insight
Vision De Maine has never raced on soft ground, and his form is deeply concerning: pulled up in three of his last four runs across different tracks. While he won on good ground in the past, the pattern of recent non-finishes combined with the soft ground here makes this a high-risk proposition.
Never raced on soft ground
Why this score
- Today's race is over 3m. That distance looks right for this horse. Running over the right distance matters a lot.
- A 19.1% overall win rate for Miss J. Townend. Good jockeys make better decisions during a race.
- A 23-runner race works against this horse. Too many runners can mean getting boxed in. Too few can mean nowhere to hide.
TrackLab Insight
Moonshine Girl is one of the few course winners here (1 win from races at Galway), and she ran well recently with a third-place finish just 18 days ago at this track. Her strength lies on yielding ground where she shows 33% win rate, but today's soft conditions are a step wetter than her ideal, and her career record shows only 1 win from 24 races overall.
One of few course winners (1 wins here)
Why this score
- Has only raced on this type of ground once or twice, so it is hard to say if it suits the horse.
- 3m is a good distance for this horse. Over its best distance, it can run its own race.
- A 23-runner race works against this horse. Too many runners can mean getting boxed in. Too few can mean nowhere to hide.
TrackLab Insight
Comeonarchie finally broke through with his first win after 18 races, and he was narrowly beaten (3.8 lengths) just 19 days ago at Fairyhouse. However, his career win rate sits at just 6%, and his recent run was at a different track—he has never won on soft ground, showing zero wins from any start on that surface.
Among the more experienced (18 career races)
Why this score
- Has only raced on this type of ground once or twice, so it is hard to say if it suits the horse.
- 3m is a good distance for this horse. Over its best distance, it can run its own race.
- A 23-runner race works against this horse. Too many runners can mean getting boxed in. Too few can mean nowhere to hide.
TrackLab Insight
Roc My Haarth has no standout angle in this competitive field and has won just once in 15 races. While his recent form is struggling (sixth and sixth in his last two runs), he does show a 25% win rate on soft ground from 4 starts, making that record his only genuine positive here.
No clear distinguishing angle in this field
Why this score
- Has raced 5 times on this ground with a low win rate. Today's ground may not suit it.
- A 3m race suits this horse well. When a horse is comfortable with the distance, it can settle into a good rhythm.
- A 23-runner race works against this horse. Too many runners can mean getting boxed in. Too few can mean nowhere to hide.
TrackLab Insight
Coffeys Forge is 10 years old with just 1 win from 24 career races, and his recent form is a mess: pulled up twice and an unknown result in his last three outings stretching back 164 days. His only strength is on good, dry ground—he has never won on soft, yielding, or heavy ground—making this soft Galway surface entirely against him.
Among the more experienced (24 career races)
Why this score
- A 3m race suits this horse well. When a horse is comfortable with the distance, it can settle into a good rhythm.
- An official rating of 91 is in this horse's favour. The rating comes from results, and this horse's number looks good.
- A 23-runner race works against this horse. Too many runners can mean getting boxed in. Too few can mean nowhere to hide.
TrackLab Insight
Madame Masque has raced just once and finished eleventh, offering almost no evidence on which to assess her ability. She has never raced on soft ground, and returning to the track after 95 days away into a competitive handicap represents a significant unknown.
Never raced on soft ground
Lightly raced (1 career races)
Why this score
- Has not raced for 205 days. That is a long time away, and we cannot be sure the horse will be fit enough.
- 3m is a good distance for this horse. Over its best distance, it can run its own race.
- This is a 23-runner race, and the size is not ideal. A big field means more traffic. A small field means nowhere to hide.
TrackLab Insight
Elbow Lane has raced four times without a single placing—his finishes read seventh, ninth, and tenth—and has never raced on soft ground. There is nothing in his record to suggest he is ready for this level of competition in these conditions.
Never raced on soft ground
Why this score
- 3m is a good distance for this horse. Over its best distance, it can run its own race.
- Rated 85 by the official rater. That is a strong number based on past results.
- 23 runners today is not the number this horse wants. The number of runners changes how a race is run.
TrackLab Insight
Laligurash is a 4-year-old winless from 6 career races, though he did finish just 0.3 lengths second at Killarney 63 days ago, suggesting capability. He has never raced on soft ground and is facing his first time in partnership with jockey Michael Kenneally, adding layers of uncertainty to an already unproven profile.
Never raced on soft ground
Why this score
- 3m is a good distance for this horse. Over its best distance, it can run its own race.
- This type of ground has not suited the horse: 3 runs without much success. Some horses prefer different ground.
- 23 runners today is not the number this horse wants. The number of runners changes how a race is run.
TrackLab Insight
Ballagh Star won just 18 days ago at Galway and is one of the few course winners in this field, having also finished fourth at Sligo only days earlier. However, he has never won on soft ground despite this being the going today, and his four-race history shows wins only on firmer surfaces—a significant structural disadvantage.
One of few course winners (1 wins here)
Why this score
- Today's race is over 3m. That distance looks right for this horse. Running over the right distance matters a lot.
- The starting stall helps today. At this course, some stalls have done better than others.
- 23 runners today is not the number this horse wants. The number of runners changes how a race is run.
TrackLab Insight
Imperial Tune has competed 11 times without winning and fell at his last outing 131 days ago. He has never raced on soft ground, and returning after a significant layoff into this conditions represents poor timing and preparation for a horse carrying a 0% win rate.
Never raced on soft ground
Why this score
- Very little experience on today's ground. With so few runs, we cannot say if it suits the horse.
- 3m is a good distance for this horse. Over its best distance, it can run its own race.
- This is a 23-runner race, and the size is not ideal. A big field means more traffic. A small field means nowhere to hide.
TrackLab Insight
Silin Alainn is relatively inexperienced at just 7 career races but has found the placings in zero of them—a clean sheet of mid-field or worse finishes. She has never raced on soft ground, and there is little here to inspire confidence.
Relatively inexperienced (7 career races)
Why this score
- Has only raced on this type of ground once or twice, so it is hard to say if it suits the horse.
- A 3m race suits this horse well. When a horse is comfortable with the distance, it can settle into a good rhythm.
- This is a 23-runner race, and the size is not ideal. A big field means more traffic. A small field means nowhere to hide.
TrackLab Insight
Lake Okeechobee has raced 9 times without a win, though she did manage two finished in the top 3 finishes and ran third only 28 days ago. She carries no standout angle to distinguish her from the lower-rated horses in this field, and there is no specific evidence either for or against her on soft ground.
No clear distinguishing angle in this field
Why this score
- Very little experience on today's ground. With so few runs, we cannot say if it suits the horse.
- A 3m race suits this horse well. When a horse is comfortable with the distance, it can settle into a good rhythm.
- 23 runners today is not the number this horse wants. The number of runners changes how a race is run.
TrackLab Insight
Three Tribes is winless from 11 career races and shows no pattern of consistent competitiveness: a scatter of mid-field finishes including a pulled up 99 days ago. This represents a horse searching unsuccessfully for his level across several years.
Winless from 11 career races
Why this score
- Today's race is over 3m. That distance looks right for this horse. Running over the right distance matters a lot.
- Has only raced on this type of ground once or twice, so it is hard to say if it suits the horse.
- This is a 23-runner race, and the size is not ideal. A big field means more traffic. A small field means nowhere to hide.
TrackLab Insight
Imbolc carries the lowest weight in the field but has raced 18 times without a single win and managed only 1 place from all those attempts. His last two runs were blowout defeats (12th beaten 77 lengths, 18th beaten 119 lengths), and he fell the race before that, painting a picture of a horse well past his useful racing life.
Carries lowest weight in field
Why this score
- Today's race is over 3m. That distance looks right for this horse. Running over the right distance matters a lot.
- With 40 races behind it, this horse knows what to expect. Experienced runners tend to cope better with pressure.
- 23 runners today is not the number this horse wants. The number of runners changes how a race is run.
TrackLab Insight
Toor Moon is the most experienced horse in this field at 40 career races but carries a bleak 0-win record across those 40 runs. His record shows 15 top-3 finishes but no victories—a sure sign of a horse permanently stuck below winning level—and he has yet to win at Tramore or Cork despite multiple attempts.
Most experienced (40 runs, field avg 14)
What the colours mean
40+ Very strong chance
20–39 Strong chance
12–19 Solid chance
6–11 Could surprise
Under 6 Long shot
Scores in a race add up to 100.How scores workModel estimates, not guaranteed. Past performance is no guide.
What these words mean
- Underrated horse
- We think this horse has a better chance than the bookmakers' odds suggest.
- Our top pick
- The horse with the highest TrackLab Score in the race.
- TrackLab Score
- Our model's estimate of a horse's chance of winning, as a number out of 100. The scores in a race add up to 100.
- Ground
- How the going was on the day, from Firm (hard and dry) to Heavy (very wet and muddy). On all-weather tracks it's Standard, Fast or Slow.
- Race level (Class)
- From Class 1 (elite) down to Class 7 (lowest).
- Group, Grade and Listed
- The top races. Group 1 on the Flat and Grade 1 over jumps are the highest level, then 2 and 3. Listed races sit just below.
- Handicap
- The handicapper gives better horses more weight to carry, so in theory they'd all finish together.
- Maiden
- A race for horses that haven't won yet.
- Novice
- A race for horses that are new to this type of race.
- Chase, hurdle and bumper
- Chase: jumps over fences. Hurdle: jumps over low hurdles. Bumper: a flat race for young jump horses.
- Distance (m and f)
- m is a mile and f a furlong, about 200 metres; 8 furlongs make a mile.
- Each way
- A bet that pays out if your horse wins or finishes in the top 3 (how far down it pays varies by race). It is really two bets.
- Weight
- How much the horse carries, including the jockey. 9st 5lb means nine stone five pounds.
- Jockey claim
- An apprentice jockey can claim a weight discount, so the horse carries a little less.
- Headgear
- Blinkers, visor, cheekpieces, tongue tie, hood and eyeshield change what the horse sees or feels.