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
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
75%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
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 to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 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
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win 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% |