Cobra Queen
Cobra Queen has had the kind of career that keeps a stable hopeful without ever quite breaking through to the top tier. In nineteen races across seven years, she has won four times and finished in the places another eleven, a win rate of roughly one in five. Those numbers suggest a horse that can win on its day but faces real challenges against better competition — and recent form backs that up. She raced six times over the last few months, picking up a third place, another third, and a fourth, before that last win at Roscommon back in September 2025. Then came a disappointing run at Wincanton last Saturday where she got outpaced and ran flat. Trainer
Henry De Bromhead has already decided to give her a break and bring her back for the spring, which is a sensible call for a horse that clearly has had better periods.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
57.9%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What makes Cobra Queen worth watching is her connection with Rachael Blackmore. The pair have raced together eight times, and Blackmore has steered her to the winner's enclosure twice — a 25 per cent win rate that is noticeably better than her overall record. That is the kind of partnership that matters in racing. Their first win together came on her debut for the yard back in July 2024, when Blackmore said she had travelled well, jumped well, and "did it nicely" — praise that stuck because it has been harder to replicate since. De Bromhead's yard at Knockeen has been firing this season, sending out 110 winners, so Cobra Queen at least has the benefit of a stable clearly in good form. When she returns in the spring, expect De Bromhead to find a race where she can settle better and get the job done. She is not a top-flight horse, but she is the kind that wins often enough to matter.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
9 Aug
3rd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
17 Jul
3rd
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
15 Jun
DNF
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
25 May
DNF
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
8 Nov
4th
Wincanton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
29 Sep
🏆 Won
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 9 runners
17 Aug
🏆 Won
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
1 Jul
2nd
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
22 May
3rd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
30 Apr
14th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 28 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 |
|---|
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
25 May |
50% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
20 Mar |
50% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
18 May |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
9 Aug |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
22 May |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
17 Aug |
100% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
29 Sep |
100% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Apr |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
1 Jul |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
17 Jul |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Dec |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
31 Mar |
0% |
| Wincanton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Nov |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jun |
0% |