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Alliteration

There is something quietly impressive about a horse that wins 2 of every 6 races it enters — that is the record Alliteration has built across a still-young career, and at five years old, there is every reason to think the best is still to come. Two wins and six placed efforts from just six races tells its own story: this is a horse that almost never runs a bad race. It finishes in the frame more often than not, and when the conditions are right, it finds another gear entirely.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Brown
Father
Poet's Word
Mother
Caravation
Owner
William Flood
Rating
117

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
6
Career races
2
Wins
33.3%
Win rate
avg ~10%
100%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
Auto-Generated

The most recent win came at Fairyhouse on 4 April 2026, just four weeks ago, and that result sits neatly at the top of a recent run of form that reads 2-1-2-3-3-1 — meaning Alliteration has finished first or second in four of its last six races. That kind of consistency is genuinely rare. A lot of horses at this level will throw in the odd disappointing run or drift out of contention for weeks at a time. Alliteration simply keeps showing up and keeps finishing close, which is exactly what you want to see if you are following a horse through a season.

The career began with a first win at Galway in October 2025, which set the tone. Galway is one of those tracks with a real atmosphere to it — tight, twisting, and unforgiving of horses that do not travel smoothly through a race. Winning there suggests a horse that is switched on and responsive, not just talented in a straight line.

Behind all of this is J P Dempsey, training out of Carbury in County Kildare. Dempsey's yard has sent out 16 winners already this season, which puts them firmly in the conversation as one of the more productive operations in Ireland right now. The fact that Alliteration raced just yesterday and is clearly being kept busy suggests the team believes it is in good form and worth striking while the iron is hot. When a trainer keeps coming back to a horse this frequently, it usually means they like what they see at home — and the track record is starting to back that confidence up.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Apr
2nd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 6 runners
4 Apr
🏆 Won
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 18 runners
3 Mar
2nd
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 8 runners
3 Feb
3rd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 16 runners
14 Jan
3rd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
26 Oct
🏆 Won
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 9 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Keith Donoghue Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
Mr J H Williamson
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Fairyhouse
Galloping
3 1 win, 2 thirds 4 Apr 33.3%
Galway
Tight
1 1 win 26 Oct 100%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 second 30 Apr 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 second 3 Mar 0%