Noble Talent
Noble Talent is a nine-year-old horse that has had a long career without ever quite becoming a consistent winner. Over 24 races, the horse has managed just 2 wins—roughly 1 victory for every 12 races run—and has finished in the money (second, third, or fourth) on 9 occasions. That record tells you this is a horse that shows promise in flashes but rarely delivers when it matters.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
37.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The first breakthrough came at Limerick on 30 January 2024, followed by a win at Gowran Park on 9 November 2024. That second victory was 21 months ago, and Noble Talent hasn't won since. Recent form has been particularly discouraging: across the last 6 races, the horse has failed to place in four of them and finished way down the field in the most recent outing, just a day ago. With such a thin win rate and a long drought without success, Noble Talent looks like a horse that has seen better days—or perhaps never had many good days to begin with.
The horse's regular jockey is Danny Mullins, who has ridden it 8 times and won once together (a 12% win rate with that partnership). It's a slightly better record than the horse's overall form suggests, but not by much. At this stage of its career, with wins becoming rarer and recent form in free fall, Noble Talent appears to be a horse running more on hope than expectation.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on heavy ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Yielding to soft (damp)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Aug
DNF
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
6 Jun
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
10 Apr
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
19 Mar
DNF
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 11 runners
2 Mar
DNF
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 15 runners
31 Dec
16th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 16 runners
4 Oct
DNF
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 12 runners
1 Mar
DNF
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 9 runners
15 Feb
3rd
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
31 Dec
5th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 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 |
|---|
| Punchestown Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
6 Jun |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
3 |
1 win, 1 third, 1 other |
4 Oct |
33.3% |
| Cork Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
19 Mar |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
9 May |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
9 Nov |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
30 Jan |
100% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
20 Sep |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
19 Apr |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
17 Dec |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
16 Apr |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
10 Apr |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
2 Aug |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Mar |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Mar |
0% |