Mart Lane
Five races, zero wins, and a single place finish to show for it — Mart Lane is still searching for that elusive first victory, and at five years old, the clock is starting to tick. The recent form makes for sobering reading: a fourth, a second, a fifth, a ninth, and another fifth in the latest outing just yesterday, suggesting a horse that can occasionally threaten but hasn't yet found a way to get its nose in front when it matters.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
20%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
That second-place finish is the one bright spot worth holding onto. It proves Mart Lane can compete and run a race — it just needs everything to click at the right moment. The step from placing to winning is sometimes smaller than it looks, but it requires a performance that this horse hasn't yet delivered across five attempts.
Barry Connell trains out of Nurney in County Kildare, and the yard has been in decent enough form this season with seven winners on the board. That tells you this isn't a stable sending out no-hopers — they know how to get a horse to win. The question is whether Mart Lane can be the next one to deliver for them.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
6 Apr
4th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 22 runners
17 Mar
2nd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 14 runners
5 Feb
5th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 21 runners
30 Nov
9th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 15 runners
8 Nov
5th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 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 |
|---|
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
6 Apr |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
17 Mar |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
5 Feb |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
8 Nov |
0% |