Matriarchal
Matriarchal is a two-year-old with just three races to her name, but she has already shown enough to turn heads. One win and two placed finishes from those three outings gives her a win rate of 1 in every 3 races — a strong return for any young horse still learning the job, let alone one so early in her career.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
66.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
That win came at Navan just this week, on 16 May 2026, and it is the moment that defines the profile so far. Winning at any level as a two-year-old takes a certain maturity — these are young animals still figuring out what racing is — so a debut season that already has a victory in it is a genuinely encouraging sign. Her recent form reads 1-3-4, which tells a tidy story: she found the winner's enclosure on her most recent run, and has been competitive throughout, never finishing out of the picture entirely.
She is trained by Josh Halley, who operates out of Fethard in County Tipperary. It is a small yard by the numbers — two winners on the board this season — which actually makes Matriarchal's contribution more meaningful. In a compact operation, every winner counts, and this horse is pulling her weight.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
16 May
🏆 Won
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good · 7 runners
3 May
3rd
Cork
5f – 6½f · Soft · 12 runners
10 Apr
4th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 7 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 |
|---|
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
16 May |
100% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
3 May |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Apr |
0% |