Alfred Tennyson
At four years old, Alfred Tennyson has taken a while to get going, but there are enough encouraging signs to suggest the story isn't over yet. Across 12 races, he has one win and three placed finishes — that's a win rate of roughly 1 in every 12 outings, or 8%. That's modest on the face of it, but the detail worth paying attention to is what happens when he lines up over his preferred trip of seven furlongs to a mile. In those conditions, he has won 1 from 5 races, a 20% win rate — meaning he wins 1 in every 5 times at that distance. That's a very different horse to the one who turns up over the wrong trip.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
25%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
His only career win came at Limerick on 21 June 2025, and that result matters more than a bare statistic. Limerick is a track that rewards horses who handle a tight, turning circuit, and Alfred Tennyson clearly found it to his liking. The problem since then is that the win hasn't been followed up — his last six results read 8-7-4-6-3-4, which tells the story of a horse knocking on the door without quite forcing it open. Two placed finishes in that run suggests he's competitive, but something is stopping him from converting.
He's trained by Denis Gerard Hogan at Cloughjordan in County Tipperary, and the yard is in seriously good form right now — 56 winners already this season, which is the mark of an operation that knows how to prepare horses to peak at the right moment. The fact that Alfred Tennyson raced just one day ago shows he's being kept busy and active. Whether Hogan can find the right race to bring out that best 7f-to-a-mile version of him again is the key question. When the conditions suit, he's shown he can win. The task now is doing it twice.
⚡ 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 5 starts (20%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 20% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Dundalk in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 10 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
16 May
4th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
20 Mar
3rd
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
6 Mar
6th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 14 runners
20 Feb
4th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
28 Jan
7th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 8 runners
9 Jan
8th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 14 runners
21 Jun
🏆 Won
Limerick
7f – 1m · Good · 13 runners
16 Mar
9th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Soft · 16 runners
18 Jul
3rd
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Good · 13 runners
6 Jul
5th
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
5 |
1 third, 4 other |
20 Mar |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
16 May |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
21 Jun |
100% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 May |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Jul |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
18 Jul |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Mar |
0% |