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Half Nutz

There are horses that win often, horses that win occasionally, and then there is Half Nutz — a nine-year-old who has found the winner's enclosure just twice in 59 races, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 30 outings. That is a tough number to look at, but it also tells you something about a horse that keeps turning up. Fifty-nine races is a lot of racing, and Half Nutz has been there for all of them.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
9 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Chestnut
Father
Sir Prancealot
Mother
Segoria
Owner
James M Barcoe
Rating
40

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
59
Career races
2
Wins
3.4%
Win rate
avg ~10%
16.9%
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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Those two wins are separated by almost a year. The first came at Naas in October 2021, the second at The Curragh in September 2022 — and that second victory is now 44 months in the past. For context, that is nearly four full years without a win, during which time Half Nutz has raced on and placed ten times but never quite got back to the front. Recent form reads 8-5-8-7-7, which is the sort of sequence that tests everyone's patience.

Adam Caffrey has been the regular partner in the saddle, riding Half Nutz in 19 of those races without a single win between them. That is not necessarily a reflection on either horse or jockey — sometimes a combination just does not click, and sometimes the horse simply is not at that level on a consistent basis. The trainer, James M Barcoe, operates out of Gowran in County Kilkenny and has had seven winners on the board this season, so the yard clearly knows how to get a horse ready to win. Half Nutz, for whatever reason, has not been the one to deliver lately.

What is perhaps most striking is that this horse raced just one day ago and is still active. At nine years old, with two career wins and a last victory nearly four years back, Half Nutz is not a horse chasing glory — but it is a horse still doing the job, still showing up, still running. In racing, that counts for something.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 7 starts (14%)
Excellent record on yielding ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 14 starts
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 12 starts
Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 9 starts
Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
Poor record on soft_to_heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Poor record on yielding_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Yet to win at Dundalk in 11 attempts
Yet to win at Gowran Park in 5 attempts
Yet to win at Leopardstown in 5 attempts
Struggles on LH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
Soft to heavy (wet)
Avoids
Yielding to soft (damp)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
7F – 1M
Ok
1M1F – 1M2F
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, tight
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
20 May
8th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
5 May
5th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
22 Apr
8th
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Soft · 14 runners
11 Apr
DNF
Bellewstown
5f – 6½f · Soft · 18 runners
30 Mar
7th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Heavy · 15 runners
27 Oct
7th
Galway
7f – 1m · Heavy · 16 runners
17 Oct
11th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 13 runners
6 Oct
6th
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 15 runners
23 Sep
4th
Listowel
7f – 1m · Heavy · 18 runners
23 Apr
10th
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Heavy · 19 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/19
Won / Rode
11.1%
Win rate
1/9
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
E E Ryan(10) Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
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
Dundalk
Galloping
11 2 thirds, 9 other 17 Oct 0%
The Curragh
Galloping
10 1 win, 9 other 5 Jun 10%
Naas
Galloping
8 1 win, 7 other 6 May 12.5%
Gowran Park
Undulating
5 5 other 20 May 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
5 2 seconds, 1 third, 2 other 9 Apr 0%
Listowel
Sharp
4 4 other 23 Sep 0%
Galway
Tight
4 4 other 27 Oct 0%
Limerick
Galloping
3 1 second, 1 third, 1 other 16 May 0%
Navan
Galloping
2 2 other 30 Mar 0%
Bellewstown
Sharp
1 1 other 11 Apr 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
1 1 other 31 May 0%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 other 13 Sep 0%
Killarney
Sharp
1 1 other 6 Oct 0%
Laytown
Galloping
1 1 other 8 Sep 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
1 1 other 31 Aug 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 other 9 Jun 0%