Lord Massusus
Lord Massusus is a steady campaigner in the middle ranks of Irish racing, a 6-year-old who wins roughly 1 in every 5 or 6 races and seems to have found his groove with
Gary Carroll in the saddle. The jockey has ridden him 31 times and won 7 of those races — a win rate of 23%, which is significantly better than the horse's overall record and suggests they work well together. That partnership matters; horses often run better for certain jockeys, and Carroll clearly gets the best from this one.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
41.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trained by Joseph G Murphy at Fethard in County Tipperary, Lord Massusus won his first race at Listowel back in September 2022 and has added six more victories since then. The last of those came at Leopardstown on 9 April 2025, which is now nearly a year and a half in the past. Recent form has been disappointing — he raced six times after that Leopardstown win and failed to break his duck in any of them, finishing tenth, fifth, and fifteenth in his three most recent outings before a brief absence. He came back 1 day ago and ran without winning again.
What might get him back to the winner's circle is slightly soft or muddy ground; he has won 2 of 5 races on those conditions, a 40% win rate that stands out from his overall figures. He also runs noticeably better at distances between five furlongs and six and a half furlongs, where he has won 2 of 3 races — a 67% win rate that suggests this is his sweet spot for trip. If Murphy and Carroll can line him up in a race on soft ground over that distance, he looks a horse worth following. Right now, he is active and searching for his first win in a long time.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%)
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 67% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
29 Aug
10th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners
2 Aug
5th
Galway
7f – 1m · Yielding · 18 runners
28 Jul
15th
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 21 runners
9 Jul
8th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 12 runners
28 Jun
7th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 13 runners
10 May
DNF
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 8 runners
22 Apr
3rd
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Soft · 7 runners
15 Apr
6th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 12 runners
28 Mar
8th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Soft_To_Heavy · 10 runners
19 Oct
9th
Leopardstown
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 10 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 |
|---|
| Leopardstown Galloping |
15 |
2 wins, 2 thirds, 11 other |
9 Jul |
13.3% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
14 |
2 wins, 2 seconds, 10 other |
29 Aug |
14.3% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third |
22 Apr |
33.3% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 third |
6 May |
50% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
2 other |
2 Aug |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
20 Sep |
100% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Sep |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
13 Oct |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Oct |
0% |