Ilbdare
Ilbdare is a 6-year-old with a quiet record but an unmistakable pattern: this horse is a Sligo specialist. With 2 wins from 7 races at the track, the gelding has won roughly 1 in every 3.5 races there—a win rate that stands out against a career record of just 2 wins from 16 starts across all venues. Both victories have come at Sligo, the most recent in June 2026, and the horse was first introduced to the winner's enclosure there as well, back in May 2025. For a horse that wins only 1 in every 8 races overall, this kind of focused success at one track is worth noting. It suggests that something about Sligo suits Ilbdare—perhaps the track itself, or the conditions it typically presents.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
31.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trained by Mark Michael McNiff at Strandhill, just down the road from Sligo, the horse has the advantage of racing at a familiar venue close to home. McNiff's yard has sent out 5 winners this season, and Ilbdare remains an active runner, last racing just a day ago. The horse prefers normal ground conditions, winning 2 of 7 races on standard going—a respectable 29%—which again suggests a preference for consistent racing surfaces rather than extremes. Recent form has been patchy: in the last six outings, a second place and two eighth-place finishes mixed with a ninth. Phillip Enright, the jockey most often aboard, has partnered Ilbdare in 10 races for 1 win, so the partnership has not quite clicked as consistently as either party might hope. Still, for a horse that loves its home track and knows its way around Sligo, there may be better days ahead at a circuit where it has already proven itself twice over.
⚡ 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 7 starts (29%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
19 Aug
8th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
9 Jun
🏆 Won
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
12 May
13th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
1 Jan
9th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners
24 Oct
2nd
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 9 runners
7 Oct
8th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 10 runners
10 Jun
7th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
13 May
🏆 Won
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
14 Apr
3rd
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 14 runners
30 Mar
6th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 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 |
|---|
| Sligo Sharp |
7 |
2 wins, 1 second, 1 third, 3 other |
19 Aug |
28.6% |
| Listowel Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
28 Sep |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
2 other |
7 Oct |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
1 Jan |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Feb |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
17 May |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
30 Mar |
0% |