Lygon Lad
Lygon Lad has raced nine times without a win, though he has finished second or third on two occasions. At six years old and still active, he continues to compete while carrying the record of a horse who has found victory beyond reach. His recent form shows some inconsistency — a second-place finish came in his fifth-most-recent outing, but since then he has managed only a fourth, an eleventh, and a fifteenth, suggesting he has drifted away from the performances that earned him those earlier placings.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
It Takes Allsorts Syndicate
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
22.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The horse races in the yard of Gordon Elliott at Longwood in County Meath, one of Ireland's major training operations. Elliott's yard has already sent out 210 winners this season, which speaks to the scale and success of the operation, though Lygon Lad himself remains an outsider within it. With no wins from nine races, he belongs among the horses who race on but do not frequently reach the top spot — the kind of animal whose value lies in filling a card and providing competition rather than delivering headlines.
🎯 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)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
9 Aug
5th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
6 Apr
7th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
17 Mar
4th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
26 Jan
11th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
26 Dec
15th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 20 runners
15 Dec
2nd
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 13 runners
3 Dec
5th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 21 runners
16 Nov
3rd
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners
2 Nov
7th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 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 |
|---|
| Down Royal Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
17 Mar |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
15 Dec |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jan |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
3 Dec |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Dec |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Apr |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
9 Aug |
0% |