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Champagne Dawn

Champagne Dawn broke its duck at Cork in August 2024 after 11 fruitless races, but that single breakthrough victory now feels like a distant memory. The nine-year-old has raced 24 times since without adding another win to its name, managing just one place finish across those 12 attempts. With a career win rate of roughly 1 in every 12 races, this is a horse that has found winning genuinely difficult.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
9 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Shantou
Mother
Morning Calm
Trainer
Owner
Miss R Hickey
Rating
101

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
12
Career races
1
Wins
8.3%
Win rate
avg ~10%
8.3%
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
Auto-Generated

Recent form offers little encouragement. In its last six races, Champagne Dawn has finished 7th, 11th, 18th, 9th and 8th — a stretch that shows inconsistency rather than improvement. Racing yesterday suggests the horse remains active and still being aimed at opportunities, though the question of where those opportunities will come from is becoming pressing. Jockey Phillip Enright, who rides the horse most often, has yet to steer it to victory across six attempts together. Trainer T J O'mara, operating from an undisclosed yard, has managed only two winners all season, which hints at a quiet operation rather than one firing on all cylinders. For a nine-year-old with limited winning form and recent races suggesting a downward trend, Champagne Dawn appears to be racing in search of another moment rather than in expectation of one.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good ground: 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)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Aug
7th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
27 Oct
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 17 runners
14 Oct
11th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
8 Sep
18th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 23 runners
4 Aug
9th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
17 Jul
8th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
18 Sep
DNF
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
22 Aug
6th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
5 Aug
🏆 Won
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
11 Sep
7th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/6
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Philip Donovan
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
Mr N J O'Mara
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Cork
Galloping
3 1 win, 2 other 3 Aug 33.3%
Galway
Tight
2 2 other 8 Sep 0%
Killarney
Sharp
2 2 other 17 Jul 0%
Wexford
Sharp
1 1 other 27 Oct 0%
Bellewstown
Sharp
1 1 other 30 Aug 0%
Tramore
Sharp
1 1 other 18 Sep 0%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 other 27 Jul 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 other 14 Oct 0%