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Costacurta

Costacurta has been a steady if unrewarding prospect for Henry De Bromhead's Knockeen yard, winning just once in eight races but showing enough consistency to suggest the horse belongs in races — even if the wins remain frustratingly rare. The 6-year-old's single victory came at Kilbeggan on 16 May 2025, now fourteen months in the past, leaving a long drought that has tested the patience of the yard. Since that breakthrough win, Costacurta has run six more times without success, though the recent form shows the horse is not without merit: a fourth-place finish most recently, followed by a second place, then two thirds, a seventh, and another third. That pattern — mostly competitive but unable to cross the line — tells the story of a horse who runs at roughly 1 in every 8 races and places regularly but rarely wins.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Milan
Mother
Five Of Spades
Owner
Colm Browne
Rating
120

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
8
Career races
1
Wins
12.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
75%
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
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De Bromhead's yard, one of Ireland's leading training operations with 110 winners already this season, clearly believes there is more to come from Costacurta. Darragh O'Keeffe has ridden the horse five times and won once, a win rate of 1 in 5 that edges above the overall record and suggests the partnership has produced the horse's best work. The recent resumption of racing — Costacurta was back in action just a day ago — indicates the yard is still hunting for that elusive second win. Whether the horse can break the pattern and rediscover the form that led to success at Kilbeggan remains to be seen, but at six years old and still competing actively, Costacurta has time to prove it was not a one-race wonder.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
24 Jul
4th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
30 Jun
2nd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
29 May
3rd
Tramore
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
27 Oct
3rd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 8 runners
27 Sep
7th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 7 runners
22 Aug
3rd
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 6 runners
16 May
🏆 Won
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
16 Jan
2nd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Darragh O'Keeffe Current Jockey
20%
Win rate
1/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Kilbeggan
Tight
3 1 win, 1 third, 1 other 24 Jul 33.3%
Wexford
Sharp
2 1 second, 1 third 30 Jun 0%
Tramore
Sharp
1 1 third 29 May 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 second 16 Jan 0%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 other 27 Sep 0%