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Gerrit's Gem

There's a horse in active training right now that has quietly made one track its personal territory. Gerrit's Gem, a 6-year-old with 17 races under its belt, has turned Cork into something of a home ground — winning 3 of its 5 races there, a remarkable ratio that works out to winning 3 in every 5 attempts at the venue. For context, most horses are doing well to win 1 in 5 anywhere. Finding a track where you win more than half your races is the kind of consistency trainers dream about.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Chestnut
Father
Belardo
Mother
Oonagh
Trainer
Owner
Gerrit O'Reilly
Rating
79

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
17
Career races
3
Wins
17.6%
Win rate
avg ~10%
41.2%
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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Across its full career, Gerrit's Gem wins roughly 1 in every 5 or 6 races — 3 wins from 17, which is a perfectly solid record — but that overall number undersells what this horse can do in the right setting. Its best distance appears to be somewhere between a mile and a mile and two furlongs, where it has won 1 from 3, but the real story is the Cork record, which suggests the course itself suits this horse more than almost anything else.

The first win came at Cork on 21 May 2024, and the most recent followed on 10 September 2025 — also at Cork. That's a horse that keeps coming back to the same well, and the well keeps delivering. The last 6 races, however, tell a more complicated story: finishes of ninth, second, fourth, and three unplaced runs suggest Gerrit's Gem is doing its best work away from Cork right now, and the September win at that track now sits nine months in the past. The second-place finish is a reminder that the talent is still there — it just hasn't translated into a win recently.

Gerrit's Gem raced just one day ago, so this is a horse very much in the middle of its season. Whether the team points it back towards Cork — where the record speaks for itself — or tries to unlock that form elsewhere will be the interesting question to watch. Three wins from five at one track is not a coincidence. It's a pattern, and patterns like that tend to repeat.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
Course specialist at Cork: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%)
Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 33% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on soft_to_heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Yet to win at The Curragh in 6 attempts
Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Good (firm-ish)
Ok
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
1M1F – 1M2F
Loves
5F – 6½F
Ok
7F – 1M
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
7 Jun
DNF
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
23 May
13th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good · 23 runners
3 May
DNF
Cork
7f – 1m · Soft · 14 runners
16 Oct
4th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 10 runners
4 Oct
2nd
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Soft_To_Heavy · 10 runners
30 Sep
9th
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 14 runners
10 Sep
🏆 Won
Cork
5f – 6½f · Soft · 24 runners
1 Jun
10th
Listowel
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
23 May
13th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good · 16 runners
23 Mar
10th
Naas
7f – 1m · Soft_To_Heavy · 15 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
Jack Cleary
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Terry Casey(7) Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Paddy Harnett
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
The Curragh
Galloping
6 1 second, 5 other 23 May 0%
Cork
Galloping
5 3 wins, 2 other 3 May 60%
Naas
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 23 Mar 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 20 Oct 0%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 other 7 Jun 0%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 other 1 Jun 0%
Dundalk
Galloping
1 1 other 20 Oct 0%