Misty Cove
Misty Cove is still hunting for consistency at three years old, having won just once in seven career races but showing enough promise to suggest there is more to come. The horse broke its duck at Sligo in early May with a rare display of straightforward winning form, but the subsequent four months have proved frustrating — a third-place finish ten days ago was the closest it has come to recapturing that form. Recent runs read as a struggle: third, then eleventh, then fifth, then a promising fifteenth, before bouncing back to third and that encouraging run last weekend. It is the kind of patchy record that suggests the horse knows how to win but lacks the consistency to do it regularly.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Wheels On The Tram Syndicate
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
42.9%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What catches the eye is Misty Cove's preference for races around a mile and three to four furlongs — at that distance it has won 1 of 3 races, a 33 percent win rate that stands out sharply against its overall 1 win in 7 record. That kind of distance clearly suits its running style, and it is worth watching whether the trainer Gavin Cromwell — who runs a high-volume yard at Navan that has already sent out 96 winners this season — begins targeting similar-length races. The fact that it returned to form with a third place just days ago, after being pulled up in an eleventh-place finish weeks earlier, suggests the horse is still improving and responsive to changes in its preparation.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 33% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
20 Aug
3rd
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
27 Jul
15th
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 15 runners
17 Jul
5th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
29 May
11th
Down Royal
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 13 runners
3 May
🏆 Won
Sligo
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding_To_Soft · 11 runners
19 Jan
3rd
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard_To_Slow · 9 runners
17 Dec
4th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 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 |
| Killarney Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
20 Aug |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
3 May |
100% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Dec |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 May |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
19 Jan |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jul |
0% |