Certosa
Certosa has yet to find the winner's enclosure in eight career races, though a single place finish suggests the horse has threatened to break through at some point. The five-year-old has had a frustrating run of late: across the last six outings, most recently just a day ago, the horse has managed one fourth-place finish and one sixth, but nothing better. That recent form — a tenth, a fifth, and another sixth sandwiched among mid-field efforts — tells the story of a horse that has drifted towards the back of the field more often than not.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
12.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trained by W J O'Doherty at Ballingarry in County Limerick, Certosa runs for a yard that has sent out only two winners all season. It is hard to know how much of the horse's lack of success reflects its own ability and how much reflects the yard's broader struggles, but the facts are plain: five years old, no wins, and still searching for that elusive first victory. The horse is active and racing regularly, which at least suggests enough ability to keep finding races, even if they have not yet been the right ones.
🎯 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
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Aug
2nd
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
10 Aug
DNF
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
28 May
5th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 16 runners
19 Mar
10th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
19 Feb
4th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 7 runners
13 Dec
6th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
24 Oct
8th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
5 Oct
7th
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 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 |
|---|
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Dec |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
10 Aug |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
24 Oct |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 May |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
19 Feb |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Mar |
0% |