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Barrow Boy

Two races in, and Barrow Boy already looks like a horse worth paying attention to. The two-year-old has won 1 of his 2 races and placed in the other, meaning he has finished in the top two every single time he has set foot on a track. That is about as clean a record as a young horse can have.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
2 years old
Sex
Colt
Colour
Bay
Mother
Illumined
Owner
Lindsay Laroche

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
2
Career races
1
Wins
50%
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
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His only win came just this week, at Navan on 16 May 2026 — the same track where his trainer, Gavin Cromwell, is based. Cromwell's yard has been in red-hot form this season, sending out 97 winners, which tells you this is not a small operation finding its feet. When a stable firing at that rate targets a race with a young horse, it tends to mean something.

At this early stage, Barrow Boy is essentially an unknown quantity — two runs is a tiny sample — but the fact that he has hit the frame both times suggests there is genuine ability there rather than a fluke result. Horses that arrive quickly and win cleanly at two often go on to be competitive at a higher level, though the real test will come as the races get tougher. For now, he is unbeaten on his home track, trained by one of the busiest yards in Ireland, and raced just yesterday. He is very much a horse to keep an eye on.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
16 May
🏆 Won
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
25 Apr
2nd
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Yielding · 8 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Gary Carroll Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Navan
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 second 16 May 50%