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Arcland

Arcland is a ten-year-old horse that has carved out a modest but genuine career across 31 races, winning three times and placing in the money on ten other occasions. That works out to roughly one win in every ten races—a win rate that speaks to a hard-working, honest performer rather than a natural-born racehorse, but one that keeps finding its way into the frame often enough to justify the effort of keeping it racing.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
10 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Arcano
Mother
Highland Diva
Owner
Exors Of The Late E Blaney
Rating
54

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
31
Career races
3
Wins
9.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
32.3%
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 horse races for Gavin Cromwell's stable at Navan in County Meath, a yard that has been prolific this season with 96 winners to its name. Arcland's best form comes on normal ground conditions, where it has won twice from seven races—nearly 30 percent—suggesting it prefers firm, standard racing surfaces to the extremes of either very soft or very firm going. Its most recent victory came at Killarney on 16 July, six weeks ago, which was also its first win since breaking through in June 2025. That gap of over a year between wins underlines the reality of its class level, yet the horse remains active and raced just yesterday, finishing well down the field in 13th place.

The curious note in Arcland's record is its partnership with regular jockey Darragh O'Keeffe. The pair have ridden together eight times without managing a win, which might suggest they simply haven't yet found the right race or ground conditions together, or it may just reflect the statistical reality of campaigning a modest horse across many starts. At this stage of its career, at ten years old with three career wins, Arcland is the kind of durable, game horse that keeps trainers busy and bettors honest—consistent enough to merit races, just rarely brilliant enough to dominate.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 7 starts (29%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 9 starts
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Yet to win at Kilbeggan in 5 attempts
Struggles on RH Tight tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M3F – 1M4F
Unknown
1M6F – 2M
Ok
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
27 Aug
13th
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Good · 26 runners
1 Aug
10th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 22 runners
16 Jul
🏆 Won
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
13 Jun
2nd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
22 May
5th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners
25 Apr
12th
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 23 runners
2 Oct
10th
Bellewstown
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 15 runners
19 Sep
🏆 Won
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 8 runners
28 Aug
2nd
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 18 runners
6 Aug
2nd
Sligo
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/8
Won / Rode
Robert Whearty Current Jockey
20%
Win rate
1/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
Eoin Staples
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Navan
Galloping
10 1 win, 1 second, 8 other 27 Aug 10%
Downpatrick
Undulating
5 1 win, 2 seconds, 2 other 13 Jun 20%
Kilbeggan
Tight
5 1 third, 4 other 4 Sep 0%
Killarney
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 other 16 Jul 50%
Bellewstown
Sharp
2 2 other 2 Oct 0%
Galway
Tight
2 2 other 1 Aug 0%
Naas
Galloping
1 1 other 12 Mar 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 third 11 Oct 0%
Sligo
Sharp
1 1 second 6 Aug 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
1 1 second 21 Jun 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 other 9 Apr 0%