Castleheath
Castleheath is a five-year-old with a win rate of roughly one in five races across nineteen outings, and that record masks a horse with genuine strengths if you know where to look. Trained by
Ciaran Murphy at Mullingar, the horse has picked up four wins and five places, with the first victory coming at Sligo in May 2024. What stands out most is Castleheath's preference for wet or muddy ground — the horse has won two of four races on such surfaces, a 50% win rate that puts it well above its overall form. That kind of edge is worth remembering. On normal or faster ground, the horse struggles to translate its ability into results, which tells any regular observer something important about where Castleheath competes best.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Niall Slevin Cathal Slevin
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
26.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent record shows a mix of results that suggests the horse remains competitive: a win five runs ago, then a fourth place, two fifth-place finishes, a second, and most recently a twelfth. That last outing came just a day ago, so the horse is actively racing. Castleheath's most recent win came at The Curragh on 28 September last year, which is now a ten-month drought — long enough to raise questions about whether the horse is finding things harder or has simply drawn poor ground conditions and tougher races in the meantime. E Walsh, the horse's regular rider, has steered it to one win from five races together, a 20% partnership that mirrors the horse's overall form. Murphy's Mullingar yard has sent out eighteen winners this season, so there is clear training ability at work, and Castleheath remains part of an active operation with recent racing experience.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on yielding ground: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%)
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Aug
2nd
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
29 Dec
12th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 12 runners
26 Nov
4th
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 17 runners
19 Oct
5th
Leopardstown
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 21 runners
28 Sep
🏆 Won
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 26 runners
25 Aug
5th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
3 Aug
4th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 16 runners
29 Jul
🏆 Won
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 21 runners
13 Mar
4th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 12 runners
8 Feb
6th
Naas
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 7 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 |
|---|
| Galway Tight |
4 |
1 win, 1 second, 2 other |
2 Aug |
25% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
26 Nov |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
29 Dec |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
8 Feb |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
28 Sep |
100% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
13 Jan |
100% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
15 May |
100% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Oct |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Dec |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Apr |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
7 Oct |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
25 Aug |
0% |