Nephin Mountain
Nephin Mountain is a three-year-old with the kind of form that suggests real promise is starting to emerge. The horse has won two of its last six races, including a victory just this week at Navan on 27 August, which came hot on the heels of another win at Ballinrobe back in July. Over a fourteen-race career, that translates to two wins and three places overall—a 14% win rate—but the recent pattern tells a more encouraging story than the bare numbers suggest.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
21.4%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What's most striking is how Nephin Mountain performs at the distance of around 1m1f to 1m2f. At these lengths, the horse has won 2 of 6 races—a 33% win rate—which is substantially better than the career average and hints at a real sweet spot. Michael Mulvany's yard at Kells, Co. Meath, clearly knows what it is doing: the trainer has sent out nineteen winners this season, and Nephin Mountain looks like it could be one of the more consistent performers in that group. The horse was raced just a day ago, so it is actively in work and has the trainer's confidence. For a three-year-old still piecing together its form, two wins in the past few weeks suggests the penny is dropping and better races may be ahead.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 33% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
27 Aug
🏆 Won
Navan
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
12 Aug
5th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 20 runners
2 Aug
6th
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 13 runners
20 Jul
🏆 Won
Ballinrobe
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
17 Jul
5th
Down Royal
1m6f – 2m · Good · 7 runners
4 Jul
DNF
Naas
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 19 runners
18 Jun
4th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners
11 Jun
8th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 22 runners
22 Apr
4th
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Soft · 13 runners
11 Apr
10th
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Soft · 13 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 |
|---|
| Leopardstown Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
18 Jun |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
3 |
3 other |
12 Aug |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
11 Apr |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
20 Jul |
100% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
27 Aug |
100% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jul |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jul |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
2 Aug |
0% |