Hope And Mercy
There are horses that make you lean forward in your seat, and there are horses that make you wonder if they've worked out what a race actually is. Hope And Mercy, a five-year-old trained by
Martin Brassil at his Dunmurray yard in County Kildare, currently sits firmly in the second camp. Two races in, zero wins, zero places — and on the most recent outing, a finish of eighth that suggests there is still quite a gap between potential and performance.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
0%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
That said, two races is an extremely small sample. Some horses simply need time and experience before the penny drops, and the fact that Brassil's yard has produced 13 winners already this season shows there is genuine ability flowing through the operation. When a trainer is sending out winners at that kind of rate, it tells you the horses in his care are fit, well-prepared, and pointed at the right races. Hope And Mercy hasn't capitalised on that yet, but the support structure is clearly there.
Having raced just yesterday, this is a horse right in the thick of an active campaign. Whether the next run brings improvement will be the thing to watch. Two starts in, the story is barely begun.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
7 Jun
8th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
8 Sep
DNF
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 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 |
1 |
1 other |
8 Sep |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Jun |
0% |