Ballinaboola Gold
Eleven races into its career and still waiting for a first win, Ballinaboola Gold is a five-year-old that has so far found life on the track a tough business. With no wins and just two placed finishes from those 11 outings, it has won precisely none of its races — a record that tells you this is a horse still searching for the right opportunity to break through.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
18.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form makes for mixed reading. A second-place finish is the clear highlight, and that shows there is some ability there, but placings of seventh and eighth, along with a fourteenth, suggest consistency has been hard to come by. Crucially, Ballinaboola Gold raced just one day ago, so this is a horse very much in active campaign — the yard are clearly keeping it busy and looking for that elusive first win.
Jockey Danny Mullins has been the regular partner, teaming up five times without getting to the winner's enclosure. That is a meaningful sample — five races together and nothing to show for it yet. Trainer R Donohoe's yard has sent out six winners this season, which shows the operation is capable of producing results. The question is whether Ballinaboola Gold can become the next one.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
13 May
2nd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 20 runners
20 Apr
8th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
26 Mar
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
4 Mar
14th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 17 runners
18 Feb
7th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners
12 Feb
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 15 runners
4 Feb
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 15 runners
8 Jan
7th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 18 runners
15 Dec
13th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 23 runners
16 Jun
15th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 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 |
3 |
3 other |
26 Mar |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
13 May |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
4 Mar |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
16 Jun |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
31 May |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 Apr |
0% |