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Masked Angel

There is a horse in Diego Dias's yard at Rathbride, Co Kildare, that is just starting to figure things out. Masked Angel is a 4-year-old with a modest career record — 1 win and 5 places from 17 races, which works out to roughly 1 win in every 17 tries — but the story is more interesting than that bare number suggests. Horses can take time to find their feet, and the fact that Masked Angel has placed five times tells you it is competitive and honest, even when the winner's prize has stayed out of reach.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
4 years old
Sex
Filly
Colour
Bay
Father
Harry Angel
Mother
Bergamask
Trainer
Owner
Diego Dias
Rating
63

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
17
Career races
1
Wins
5.9%
Win rate
avg ~10%
29.4%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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That one win came at Dundalk on 11 February 2026, and it matters for a specific reason: Dundalk is an all-weather, floodlit track that runs through the Irish winter when most grass tracks are closed. Winning there is no fluke — it takes a horse that handles an unusual, tight circuit under lights, and Masked Angel handled it well enough to get the job done. At distances between 5 furlongs and 6 and a half furlongs, the horse has won 1 from 11 races, a 9% win rate, which suggests this is its natural home in terms of trip.

Recent form has been a mixed picture — finishing 5th, 12th, 4th, 1st, 3rd, and 17th across the last six races — but the key detail is that Masked Angel raced just one day ago and is clearly an active, busy horse right now. Diego Dias has sent out 3 winners from his Kildare base this season, so this is a yard that is ticking over and finding winners. For a horse that already knows how to win at Dundalk, the question is simply whether it can find its way back to the track and conditions that brought out the best in it.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 11 starts (9%)
Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 9% win rate

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
Loves
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
7F – 1M
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
4 May
17th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good · 20 runners
6 Mar
3rd
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
11 Feb
🏆 Won
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 15 runners
28 Jan
4th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 15 runners
12 Dec
12th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
28 Nov
5th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
21 Nov
4th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 17 runners
7 Nov
3rd
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 7 runners
26 Sep
2nd
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 16 runners
6 Aug
3rd
Sligo
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Rory Mulligan
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
Yudish Geerdharry Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Dundalk
Galloping
11 1 win, 1 second, 2 thirds, 7 other 6 Mar 9.1%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
2 2 other 9 Jul 0%
The Curragh
Galloping
1 1 other 4 May 0%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 other 25 Apr 0%
Sligo
Sharp
1 1 third 6 Aug 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
1 1 other 27 May 0%