Glenroyal
Glenroyal is a horse that thrives on chaos and mud. The 4-year-old has won three races from fourteen attempts—a respectable 21% win rate—but the real story lies in what conditions suit it. On wet ground, it is genuinely dangerous: two wins from three tries, a 67% win rate that leaps out of its recent form sheet like an omen. Its last success came at Roscommon in October 2025, over the distance where it performs best, anything from a mile and six furlongs to two miles. At those longer trips, it has won two of three races. This is not a horse that flies home over a mile and a quarter; give it heavy going and length, and it finds a way.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
35.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The partnership with Dylan Browne McMonagle explains part of that success. The jockey has ridden Glenroyal six times and won on it three times—a 50% win rate that dwarfs the horse's overall record. That kind of numbers suggests McMonagle understands how to ride the horse, where to position it and when to press. When the pair have partnered, they have clicked.
Joseph Patrick O'Brien's Kilkenny yard is in excellent form this season, with 160 winners already sent out, and Glenroyal slots into that operation as a useful contributor. Its recent form is streaky—eighth, nineteenth, seventh, then a solid first at some point, followed by another first, before an eighth last time out just a day ago—but do not mistake that inconsistency for lack of ability. The horse won twice in its last six races. On the right day, with the right ground and the right jockey, Glenroyal runs well above its career average. The next time the rain falls and McMonagle is in the saddle, watch it closely.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 2 wins from 3 starts (67%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 67% win rate
✔ Effective partnership with Dylan Browne McMonagle: 50% win rate together
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Likes
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
27 Jul
8th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 23 runners
16 Jun
19th
Ascot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 20 runners
11 May
7th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
13 Oct
🏆 Won
Roscommon
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 4 runners
29 Sep
🏆 Won
Down Royal
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 17 runners
1 Aug
15th
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 21 runners
31 Jul
🏆 Won
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 21 runners
2 Jul
3rd
Tipperary
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
23 Jun
2nd
Ballinrobe
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
16 Apr
12th
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Soft · 16 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 |
|---|
| Galway Tight |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
27 Jul |
33.3% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
11 Apr |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
16 Apr |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
13 Oct |
100% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
29 Sep |
100% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 May |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Jun |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
2 Jul |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
23 Jun |
0% |