Calzaghi
Calzaghi is a six-year-old who has spent most of his career in the role of nearly-horse — finishing placed five times from twelve races but managing just the one win, a strike that came at Navan back in October 2024. That is a win rate of roughly 1 in every 12 races (8%), which tells you this is a horse that competes honestly without making a habit of getting to the front. The Navan victory now sits nineteen months in the past, and the last six runs have brought a mix of mid-field finishes and placed efforts without ever quite repeating that day.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
41.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What does offer a more optimistic angle is what happens when Calzaghi races at a mile and three to a mile and four furlongs. At those distances he has won 1 from 5 races — a win rate of 20%, or roughly 1 in every 5 attempts. That is a meaningful jump from his overall record and suggests the trip genuinely suits him. Horses often have a sweet spot in terms of distance, and when Calzaghi finds his, the results improve noticeably.
He is trained by E McNamara, operating out of Rathkeale in County Limerick, a yard that has been in good form this season with 22 winners sent out. That kind of output suggests an active, competitive stable, and the fact that Calzaghi ran just yesterday tells you the team is keeping him busy and engaged. Whether that recent run holds the key to what comes next remains to be seen, but a horse trained by a yard firing winners at this rate is rarely one to dismiss out of hand.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 20% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 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)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
9 May
9th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
20 Oct
2nd
Gowran Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 16 runners
12 Oct
2nd
Naas
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 19 runners
5 Sep
3rd
Down Royal
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 17 runners
24 Apr
6th
Tipperary
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 16 runners
29 Mar
8th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 21 runners
22 Oct
3rd
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 21 runners
9 Oct
🏆 Won
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
29 May
5th
Tipperary
7f – 1m · Soft · 17 runners
8 May
9th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 18 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 |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
4 |
1 third, 3 other |
29 Mar |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
24 Apr |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
20 Oct |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
9 Oct |
100% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
12 Oct |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
5 Sep |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
9 May |
0% |