Barbizon
Barbizon is a four-year-old who has won three times from eleven races, a respectable record that masks a worrying spell of form. The horse broke its duck at Killarney in July 2025 and enjoyed another victory at Navan in mid-November, but nine months have passed since that last win — a long drought for any horse in training. Over its last six races, the form reads as a place, then a pair of close-run third-place finishes, followed by two fourths and a sixth. That's only one placement in six runs, which tells you Barbizon has slipped some way down the field.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Gigginstown House Stud
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
36.4%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The interesting part is what happens when the distance suits. At races between one mile one furlong and one mile two furlongs, Barbizon has won half the races it contested — two wins from four attempts. That's a marked improvement on its overall record and suggests the sweet spot exists if the yard can find a race where conditions and opposition align. Trained by Gordon Elliott at Longwood in Co Meath, where the yard has sent out 210 winners this season alone, Barbizon has had every advantage of a top-class operation. Whether the horse can rediscover its touch remains to be seen, but the evidence at that distance is clear enough: when stretched out properly, it knows how to win.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 50% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Likes
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Jul
19th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
4 Jul
DNF
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
10 Mar
21th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 22 runners
10 Mar
21th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 22 runners
2 Feb
6th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 7 runners
26 Dec
4th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 10 runners
16 Nov
🏆 Won
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 14 runners
16 Sep
🏆 Won
Punchestown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 6 runners
22 Aug
5th
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 11 runners
14 Jul
🏆 Won
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding_To_Soft · 4 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 |
|---|
| Killarney Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
22 Aug |
50% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
2 Feb |
0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
10 Mar |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
16 Nov |
100% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
16 Sep |
100% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jul |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jun |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jul |
0% |