Convincing
Convincing has now completed eighteen races without finding the winner's enclosure, a record that tells its own story. The five-year-old, trained by
Ciaran Murphy at Mullingar, has managed three places across that stretch but has yet to break through for a victory. That is a frustrating position for any horse, and it explains why recent form makes for uncomfortable reading: across the last six races, there has been no consistency to build on, with finishes ranging from a promising fifth down to thirteenth.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
16.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Murphy's yard is performing well this season with eighteen winners to its name, which suggests the stable knows how to get horses over the line. But Convincing remains an outlier in that regard. Still active after racing just a day ago, the horse will need to find something it has not yet shown across eighteen attempts if it is to join its stablemates in the winner's circle. For now, it remains a horse very much in search of its moment.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Jul
5th
Naas
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners
15 Jul
11th
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 13 runners
30 Mar
5th
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 14 runners
15 Mar
9th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 29 runners
5 Feb
7th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 21 runners
11 Jan
13th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 25 runners
26 Dec
10th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 21 runners
21 Nov
10th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 16 runners
21 Oct
9th
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 29 runners
12 Oct
3rd
Naas
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 19 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 |
|---|
| Killarney Sharp |
4 |
2 thirds, 2 other |
15 Jul |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
21 Nov |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
2 other |
2 Aug |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
22 Jul |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
15 Mar |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 May |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
20 Sep |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Dec |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
5 Feb |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Mar |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jan |
0% |