Lady Plimsoll
Lady Plimsoll has won just once in fourteen races, but that single victory came at exactly the right distance and carries more weight than the bare numbers suggest. The 4-year-old broke through at Ballinrobe on 23 June 2025, a breakthrough that mattered because it showed the horse knew how to win. Since then, fourteen months have passed without another success, though the recent form tells a story of steady effort rather than complete decline: two second places, two thirds, a second again, and one poor sixth in the last six runs. That cluster of placed finishes at least suggests Lady Plimsoll remains competitive and capable of running into money.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Athlumney Farms Ltd Eoin Baxter Mrs M D Ocallaghan
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
57.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The real clue to this horse's profile lies in distance. Stretch Lady Plimsoll to between a mile and one and a mile and two furlongs, and the win rate jumps to 1 win from 4 races at that trip—a quarter of attempts converted. Most of the horse's other races have come at unsuitable distances, where the form makes less sense. It is a familiar pattern: find the right track and the right trip, and a horse like this can earn its keep. Trained by M D O'Callaghan at The Curragh, whose yard has already sent out 18 winners this season, Lady Plimsoll remains actively racing and was out just a day ago. The horse may not be headed for the big occasion, but it has the profile of a solid, honest campaigner that belongs in the right race at the right time.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Dundalk in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
21 Aug
2nd
Killarney
1m6f – 2m · Good · 10 runners
18 Aug
2nd
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
31 Jul
3rd
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 21 runners
30 Mar
3rd
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 14 runners
19 Dec
2nd
Dundalk
Long Distance (2m+) · Standard · 17 runners
29 Oct
6th
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 17 runners
9 Oct
2nd
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 6 runners
24 Aug
5th
Naas
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 19 runners
23 Jun
🏆 Won
Ballinrobe
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 8 runners
30 May
4th
Down Royal
1m3f – 1m4f · 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
5 |
2 seconds, 3 other |
19 Dec |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
23 Jun |
100% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Aug |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Apr |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 May |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 third |
31 Jul |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
18 Aug |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
21 Aug |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
9 Oct |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
30 Mar |
0% |