God Knows
God Knows is a seven-year-old who has pieced together a modest career without ever becoming a consistent winner. Across 24 races, he has crossed the line first just twice — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 12 races — and has picked up 10 minor placings on top of that. The second of those two wins came at Bellewstown on 4 July 2025, but that was 14 months ago now, which means he has raced six times since without tasting victory again. His recent form tells the story: 10th place, 7th, then a blank spot or two before finishing 14th and finally a second-place finish just yesterday. He remains active, at least, and clearly his the yard see something to keep bringing him back.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
41.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The most encouraging thread in his record is what he does on normal ground conditions. When the track is neither waterlogged nor hard and fast, God Knows wins at a rate of 1 in every 5 or 6 races — two wins from 11 attempts, a respectable 18 percent. He also shows genuine promise over distances between seven furlongs and a mile, winning 1 of his 4 races at that trip, a 25 percent win rate that suggests he has found his range. P Sweeney's yard at Letterkenny, in County Donegal, has sent out 6 winners this season, a modest tally that reflects the reality of racing from a smaller training base. Seamie Heffernan, his most frequent partner, has ridden him 8 times and won once in the saddle together — hardly a standout partnership, but it exists. God Knows may never be a stakes horse or a headline-maker, but on the right ground and at the right distance, he has proved he can get his head in front.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 11 starts (18%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft_to_heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at The Curragh in 8 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Avoids
Soft to heavy (wet)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
23 Aug
10th
Naas
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 18 runners
16 Jul
7th
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Good · 15 runners
15 May
DNF
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 17 runners
3 May
DNF
Sligo
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding_To_Soft · 10 runners
28 Mar
14th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Soft_To_Heavy · 23 runners
4 Oct
2nd
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft_To_Heavy · 22 runners
5 Sep
2nd
Down Royal
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 17 runners
16 Aug
5th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 21 runners
29 Jul
13th
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 21 runners
4 Jul
🏆 Won
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Good · 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 |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
8 |
2 seconds, 1 third, 5 other |
28 Mar |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 other |
5 Sep |
33.3% |
| Killarney Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
18 Jul |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
23 Aug |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
16 Jul |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
3 May |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
4 Jul |
100% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
3 Jun |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 Aug |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
29 Jul |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Oct |
0% |