Goofy Gander
Three races, no wins, no places — Goofy Gander has yet to give punters much to shout about. The two-year-old has finished seventh, tenth, and fifth across its three outings so far, which tells a story of steady if unspectacular improvement. That fifth-place finish is the closest it has come to troubling the judges, and while it is hardly a glittering CV, younger horses are often just finding their feet in those early races, learning what racing is actually about before the penny drops.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
0%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🏁 Next Race
Today
Limerick
About 1 mile · Slightly soft ground · 19 runners
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🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What makes this one worth a second look is the trainer sending it out. Mrs John Harrington's yard, based in Moone, Co Kildare, has fired in 52 winners already this season — that is a serious operation with serious horses, and when a yard of that calibre keeps running a horse, there is usually a reason. Trainers do not waste entries on horses they have quietly given up on.
Goofy Gander has also been off the track for around five months, which is a significant absence. Whether that break was planned or forced by something else entirely, we simply do not know — but the horse comes back now with three races of experience banked and, presumably, more time to develop. Two-year-olds can change dramatically in a matter of months. The question is whether the patience has been rewarded.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Returning from a 164-day absence
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
16 Oct
7th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 12 runners
4 Oct
10th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Soft_To_Heavy · 14 runners
9 Sep
5th
Galway
7f – 1m · Soft · 8 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 |
2 |
2 other |
16 Oct |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
9 Sep |
0% |