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Miss Gitana

There is a horse in Joseph Anthony Murray's Navan yard that has quietly become a study in persistence. Miss Gitana is a five-year-old with three wins and nine places from 28 races — that is a win rate of roughly 1 in every 9 outings — and she raced just yesterday, so this is a horse very much in the thick of it.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Bay
Father
Nathaniel
Mother
Miss Celestial
Owner
J Lynch & E Blaney
Rating
67

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
28
Career races
3
Wins
10.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
32.1%
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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Her best form comes on normal ground, where she has won 2 of her 10 races on that surface, a 20% win rate that tells you she is a different proposition when conditions suit. She opened her account at Doncaster in June 2024, and her most recent win came at Tramore in July 2025 — a gap of about eleven months that captures the stop-start nature of a horse operating at this level. She has not won in her last six outings, with recent finishes of sixth, eighth, eighth, sixteenth, and ninth, which suggests she is in one of those frustrating patches where the results do not quite come.

Most of her racing has been at Class 5, the entry-level tier of British racing, where she has won 1 from 5 races. That context matters: at this level, you are not talking about a horse that has lit up a festival or banked serious prize money. Miss Gitana is a bread-and-butter racer, the kind that fills out cards week in week out, and her value is in the consistency of her effort rather than headline moments. The yard itself has sent out two winners this season, so Murray is not operating at enormous volume, and a horse like Miss Gitana — still racing actively and still placing — represents a solid working part of a small operation. The next win may take a little patience, but with three already on the board and nine places alongside them, she is clearly not without ability.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%)
Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Good to firm (drying out)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
1M6F – 2M
1M3F – 1M4F
Unknown
Long Distance (2M+)
Ok
7F – 1M
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
20 May
9th
Gowran Park
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
25 Apr
16th
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 23 runners
27 Aug
8th
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
7 Aug
8th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
1 Aug
6th
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 21 runners
30 Jul
DNF
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 23 runners
15 Jul
2nd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
8 Jul
🏆 Won
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
7 Jun
9th
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Good · 23 runners
21 May
6th
Gowran Park
1m6f – 2m · Good · 11 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
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
Keithen Kennedy
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
Navan
Galloping
4 4 other 25 Apr 0%
Beverley
Undulating
4 2 seconds, 2 other 8 Jun 0%
Bath
Undulating
2 1 win, 1 other 4 Sep 50%
Gowran Park
Undulating
2 2 other 20 May 0%
Galway
Tight
2 2 other 1 Aug 0%
Downpatrick
Undulating
2 1 second, 1 third 15 Jul 0%
Tramore
Sharp
1 1 win 8 Jul 100%
Doncaster
Galloping
1 1 win 28 Jun 100%
Sligo
Sharp
1 1 other 7 Aug 0%
Wolverhampton
Galloping
1 1 third 16 Aug 0%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
1 1 other 12 Aug 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 other 8 Dec 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 27 Dec 0%
Bellewstown
Sharp
1 1 other 27 Aug 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
1 1 third 21 Jan 0%
Kempton Park
Galloping
1 1 other 23 Aug 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 other 23 Nov 0%
Great Yarmouth
Galloping
1 1 other 30 Apr 0%