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Moonshine Girl

Seven years old and still searching for that elusive first win, Moonshine Girl has spent her entire career collecting near-misses and minor placings rather than trips to the winner's enclosure. Across 18 races, she has never once got her nose in front, though she has managed four placed finishes — meaning she has finished in the frame roughly once every four or five races without ever converting that into a victory. For a horse of her age, the clock is ticking on whether that breakthrough will ever come.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Chestnut
Father
Sea Moon
Mother
Georgina Valleya
Owner
Natalie Gilligan
Rating
76

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
18
Career races
0
Wins
0%
Win rate
avg ~10%
22.2%
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
Auto-Generated

Her recent form makes for tough reading. Looking at her last six races, she has two eighth-place finishes and a third place as the only notable result, with the rest trailing off into the pack. That third place shows she can occasionally find something on the right day, but the consistency simply hasn't been there. She raced just yesterday, so she is clearly an active, busy sort — the team at Athenry keep her ticking over and in the game.

Her most regular partner in the saddle is Danny Gilligan, who shares the Gilligan surname with trainer Paul John Gilligan — a family operation based in Co Galway. Together, Danny and Moonshine Girl have gone 0 from 7, which tells its own story. The yard has sent out five winners this season, so they clearly know how to win races — it just hasn't happened with this particular horse. Moonshine Girl typically runs at Class 5, the lower end of the racing ladder, and has yet to win at that level either, going 0 from 3 in those contests.

The honest truth is that some horses find their moment late, and some never quite find it at all. Moonshine Girl is not without ability — four places from 18 races means she has been competitive enough to matter on several occasions — but ability and winning are different things. At seven, with no win on the board and recent form that hasn't set pulses racing, she would need a significant step forward to change the narrative. Still, the fact she ran yesterday and keeps being entered suggests the Gilligan yard believes there is something worth chasing. Whether Moonshine Girl agrees is, as ever, entirely up to her.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
10 May
DNF
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 24 runners
2 May
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 25 runners
21 Nov
8th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 9 runners
7 Nov
DNF
Fontwell Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
1 Oct
3rd
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
8 Sep
8th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
25 Aug
4th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
11 Aug
11th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
22 Jul
3rd
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
6 Jun
7th
Bangor-on-Dee
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/7
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
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
Ballinrobe
Sharp
4 1 third, 3 other 25 Aug 0%
Galway
Tight
2 2 other 8 Sep 0%
Sligo
Sharp
2 1 third, 1 other 1 Oct 0%
Bangor-on-Dee
Sharp
2 2 other 6 Jun 0%
Cork
Galloping
2 2 other 10 May 0%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 other 20 May 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
1 1 other 9 May 0%
Fontwell Park
Tight
1 1 other 7 Nov 0%
Tramore
Sharp
1 1 other 16 Aug 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 other 21 Nov 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 other 2 May 0%