Bartlemy Boy
There is something quietly stubborn about Bartlemy Boy that makes him worth watching. The 8-year-old has taken his time to find the winner's enclosure, but he got there on 12 May 2025 at Killarney — and that first career win, from five races, tells its own story. One win and two placed efforts from five outings works out to winning 1 in every 5 races, which is a respectable return for a horse still finding his feet at this level.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
40%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form is a little harder to read. After that Killarney success, his last two runs have produced finishes of fifth and sixth, suggesting he has not quite kicked on from the high point of his season. Whether that is a matter of conditions, competition, or simply the unpredictability that makes racing what it is, only his trainer Michael Barry will know for certain. What we do know is that he raced just one day ago, so he is clearly fit and being kept busy.
Barry's yard has sent out one winner this season — Bartlemy Boy himself — which means this horse is currently carrying the entire scorecard on his back. That is not a criticism; small operations often place their horses patiently and pick their spots carefully. Bartlemy Boy arriving in the winner's enclosure at Killarney was the payoff for exactly that kind of thinking.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
11 May
DNF
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
6 Apr
6th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
18 Jan
5th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
2 Jun
2nd
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
12 May
🏆 Won
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 11 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 |
11 May |
50% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Apr |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
18 Jan |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
2 Jun |
0% |