Ballyminnion Boy
Ballyminnion Boy is a six-year-old who has yet to find the winner's enclosure. Across five races to date, the horse has never won or placed, finishing outside the frame every time. His most recent outing came just a day ago, where he finished fourteenth — a result that fits a pattern of inconsistency stretching back through his last five starts. In that run of races, he has managed one eighth-place finish as his best effort, but has also finished eleventh and tenth, suggesting he struggles to deliver the kind of consistency needed to cross the line among the top finishers.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
0%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
He races for trainer Eoin Christopher McCarthy's yard at Athea in County Limerick, which has been enjoying a strong season with fifteen winners to its name. That level of success elsewhere in the yard makes Ballyminnion Boy's blank record all the more striking — for whatever reason, this particular horse has not been able to translate the team's know-how into a victory. Whether he lacks the natural ability to win at his current level, or whether the right race and conditions have simply not yet come along, remains to be seen. What is clear is that after five attempts without so much as a place, patience in the yard will be wearing thin.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
24 Aug
DNF
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
7 Aug
11th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
10 Jul
8th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 20 runners
9 Jun
14th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
28 May
10th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 21 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
G B Noonan Current Jockey
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Jul |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 May |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
9 Jun |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
7 Aug |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
24 Aug |
0% |