Day Trader
Day Trader is a 5-year-old with a modest record on paper — one win and two places from nine races, which works out to roughly 1 in every 9 races won — but there is more to the story than those numbers suggest. That single victory came at Listowel in June 2025, and it arrived over a long trip, which is exactly where this horse looks most at home. In six races at distances of two miles or more, Day Trader has won one and placed twice, a win rate of around 1 in 6 at those longer trips. That is a meaningful difference from the overall record, and it tells you something important: this is a horse that needs time and distance to show its best.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Ballyboys Partnership
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
22.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent run of form makes for tougher reading. The last six races have produced finishing positions of 16, 11, 10, 6, 12, and 14 — a sequence that suggests something has not been clicking, whether that is track, trip, or simply the level of competition on those particular days. Raced just yesterday, Day Trader is clearly an active campaigner, and the team at A J Martin's yard in Summerhill, Co. Meath have not been short of winners this season — 15 so far — so the infrastructure and knowhow are clearly there.
Martin is a trainer who knows how to place a horse, and the key for Day Trader now is finding the right race at the right distance. The Listowel win showed the ability is genuine. The question is whether the yard can engineer the right conditions to bring it out again.
⚡ 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 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by Long Distance (2m+) distances: 17% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 May
16th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 28 runners
15 Apr
11th
Leopardstown
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 14 runners
26 Dec
10th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 18 runners
3 Dec
6th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 12 runners
20 Oct
12th
Gowran Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 16 runners
25 Sep
14th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
2 Jun
🏆 Won
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
11 May
11th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
5 May
2nd
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 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 |
|---|
| Listowel Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
25 Sep |
50% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
15 Apr |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 May |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
5 May |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
20 Oct |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Dec |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 May |
0% |