Near Perfection
Near Perfection is a 3-year-old with just one race to its name so far, finishing fifth on its only outing — which came just yesterday, so the experience is about as fresh as it gets. There is nothing to read into a single run: horses often need time to learn what racing is actually about, and one fifth-place finish tells you very little about where the ceiling might be.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
0%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What is worth paying attention to is who has the horse in their care. Donnacha Aidan O'Brien trains out of Ballyroe in County Tipperary, and his yard has already sent out 30 winners this season — a number that speaks to an operation running at serious pace. Being trained by someone with that kind of momentum means Near Perfection is surrounded by people who know how to get a horse to the track ready to perform.
With only one run on the board, this is still very much a horse whose story is unwritten. The name might be aspirational for now, but that is not unusual — plenty of horses take a few races to find their rhythm. The one to watch for is what comes next.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
25 Apr
5th
Limerick
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 8 runners
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Apr |
0% |