John Storey
Sixteen months is a long time to wait for another moment like the one John Storey had at Fairyhouse on New Year's Day 2025. That win — the horse's only career victory from 19 races — remains the sole highlight of a record that tells the story of a horse who has found things difficult more often than not. A 5% win rate, or roughly 1 win in every 19 races, puts this eight-year-old firmly in the category of horses that compete regularly without troubling the judge very often.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
5.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form makes for sobering reading. In the last six races, John Storey has failed to finish in the top three in every single one, with a fourth place the best of the bunch. The partnership with regular rider Mr P W Gleeson hasn't produced a win in five attempts together, though that is as much a reflection of the horse's overall record as anything else.
What keeps things interesting is the yard behind him. Trainer Ian Patrick Donoghue, based at Clonalvy in County Meath, has sent out 24 winners this season — that is a yard in decent form, with horses winning regularly. The fact that John Storey raced just yesterday suggests he is fit and being kept busy, and horses with active the yard sometimes find a moment when the conditions and the race fall just right. It happened once before, on a New Year's Day at Fairyhouse. Whether it happens again is another matter, but at eight years old and with that one win to his name, the search continues.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ 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 to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Apr
DNF
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
29 Mar
DNF
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 11 runners
26 Jan
4th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 14 runners
11 Dec
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 16 runners
4 Nov
6th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 13 runners
1 Oct
7th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners
29 Aug
8th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
5 Aug
10th
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
20 Apr
11th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 23 runners
6 Apr
7th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 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 |
|---|
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
4 |
1 win, 3 other |
4 Nov |
25% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
26 Jan |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 May |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
1 Oct |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
29 Mar |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Apr |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jul |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
4 Sep |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Nov |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
29 Aug |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Apr |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Mar |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
5 Aug |
0% |