Coup d'Essay
Six races, zero wins, zero places — Coup d'Essay has yet to give the yard… the team at
Gavin Cromwell's yard much to celebrate. The five-year-old has never once finished in the top three across its entire career, and recent runs tell a story of a horse finding things difficult at this level: a seventh, an eighth, and a nineteenth in its last three outings suggest it is currently struggling to make an impression.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
0%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What makes this profile interesting is the contrast with its surroundings. Gavin Cromwell's operation in Navan, Co. Meath is genuinely flying this season — 98 winners and counting, which is a serious tally for any yard. When a stable is firing on all cylinders like that, a horse that has gone six races without so much as a place finish stands out for the wrong reasons. It is not that the yard lacks form or ability; it is that Coup d'Essay simply has not found its moment yet.
Raced just yesterday, so Cromwell clearly has not given up on finding the right opportunity. Whether that means dropping into easier company, waiting for different ground conditions, or simply patience, remains to be seen. For now, Coup d'Essay is a horse searching for its best — and a yard with plenty of winners elsewhere that will be hoping it arrives soon.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
24 Apr
7th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
16 Apr
8th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 21 runners
6 Dec
19th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 29 runners
29 Nov
14th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 28 runners
18 Nov
8th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 17 runners
8 Nov
DNF
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 18 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 |
|---|
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
16 Apr |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Dec |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Nov |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
24 Apr |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
8 Nov |
0% |