Lumiere Du Large
Six races, zero wins, and a recent run of form that reads like a polite shrug — Lumiere Du Large has yet to find the winner's enclosure, but there are flickers here worth noticing. The five-year-old has picked up a placing along the way, and that second-place finish stands as the closest this horse has come to a breakthrough. It hasn't won from six attempts, which is a tough record to dress up, but plenty of horses take time to put it all together, and Lumiere Du Large is still young enough that patience feels reasonable rather than delusional.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Gigginstown House Stud
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
16.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What does give genuine cause for optimism is who is doing the saddling. Gordon Elliott's yard at Longwood in County Meath is one of the most powerful operations in jump racing, and this season alone the team has sent out 210 winners — a staggering number that reflects an operation firing on all cylinders. Getting a horse into form under Elliott isn't a long shot; it's almost the default setting. A yard producing winners at that volume knows how to find the right race for a horse that hasn't quite clicked yet, and with Lumiere Du Large having run just yesterday, clearly still in active work, the team hasn't given up on finding the right opportunity.
The honest summary is that Lumiere Du Large is a horse still looking for its moment. No wins yet, no dominant display to point to, but racing for one of the best yards in Ireland with youth on its side. Sometimes that's enough to keep watching.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 May
2nd
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
3 Mar
8th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
4 Feb
5th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 7 runners
7 Dec
4th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 20 runners
3 May
8th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 12 runners
14 Mar
10th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 18 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 |
|---|
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
4 Feb |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Dec |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Mar |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
12 May |
0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Mar |
0% |