Acheron
Five races in, and Acheron is still waiting for that first win. The five-year-old has managed two placed finishes from its five outings — meaning it has finished in the money but never on top — and recent form makes for tough reading: a 13th and a 12th in its last two completed races suggest it is currently struggling to make an impression at this level.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Alan Cullen & A P Challoner
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
40%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trained by John Joseph Hanlon out of Bagenalstown in County Carlow, Acheron is part of a yard that has sent out 11 winners this season, so the operation clearly knows how to get horses winning. The question is when, or whether, Acheron can tap into that form. Racing as recently as one day ago, it is clearly an active campaign — Hanlon is giving this horse plenty of opportunity to find its feet.
Two places from five races tells you the horse is not entirely without ability; it has been competitive enough to finish in the frame. But those recent finishing positions in the teens point to a horse that is finding things difficult at the moment. Whether that is a matter of finding the right conditions, dropping into softer company, or simply needing more time to develop is something only the next few races will reveal.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
14 May
13th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
30 Mar
12th
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 14 runners
19 Mar
DNF
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 22 runners
12 Feb
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 15 runners
29 Jan
2nd
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 7 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 |
|---|
| Clonmel Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
14 May |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Mar |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Mar |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
29 Jan |
0% |