Expert Dancer
Expert Dancer broke through at Limerick six weeks ago, landing a debut win that showed genuine promise, but has struggled to recapture that form since. The three-year-old has managed just one win from seven races overall — wins roughly one in every seven outings — but the recent runs tell a more encouraging story: a second place, a third, another third, and a third again suggest the horse is running into the placings regularly without quite getting back to the top step.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
85.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The pattern becomes clearer when you look at where Expert Dancer performs best. Over distances between seven furlongs and a mile, the horse has won one of four races, a 25 percent win rate that stands out sharply against the overall figures. Stretch the distance beyond that and the record flattens. Trainer Andrew Slattery, who runs a productive yard at Thurles in County Tipperary — 62 winners from the stable this season — knows where this horse wants to run.
There is a puzzle in the jockey line. Andrew Slattery has ridden Expert Dancer in all five of their races together without a win, a 0 percent record that contrasts with the one win that came with a different jockey. It is early days and the recent form shows the horse is competitive, but that statistic is worth watching as the horse continues racing.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 25% 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
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
27 Jul
2nd
Galway
7f – 1m · Yielding · 15 runners
19 Jun
🏆 Won
Limerick
7f – 1m · Soft · 17 runners
24 May
DNF
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 12 runners
25 Apr
3rd
Limerick
7f – 1m · Yielding · 15 runners
4 Apr
3rd
Cork
7f – 1m · Soft_To_Heavy · 11 runners
21 Oct
3rd
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Heavy · 12 runners
12 Oct
4th
Naas
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 15 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 |
1 win, 1 third |
19 Jun |
50% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
24 May |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
4 Apr |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Oct |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 second |
27 Jul |
0% |