North Shore
North Shore is a 4-year-old who only needed five races to open his account, and he did it in style at Killarney just this week. That opening win — his first on these shores — arrived on 9 May 2026 and completed a journey that began in France, where the horse had already shown enough on the Flat to catch
Gavin Cromwell's eye. One win from five races is a 20% win rate, meaning he wins roughly 1 in every 5 outings, which is a perfectly respectable return for a horse still finding his feet in a new country and a new discipline.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Owen Daley & Richard Fleming
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
40%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Cromwell, who operates one of Ireland's more productive yards right now — 97 winners already this season is a serious number — picked North Shore up from France specifically because he saw something worth developing. His words at the time were clear enough: a Flat winner abroad who looked like a really nice juvenile hurdler in the making, a horse the team were genuinely looking forward to. That kind of quiet confidence from a trainer who clearly knows what he is doing tends to mean something.
The recent form — a win, a couple of unplaced efforts, and two placed runs before that — tells the story of a horse working through his education rather than one coasting. The placed finishes show he is competitive; the blanks show he is still learning. Now that he has broken through at Killarney, the interesting question is whether that win unlocks something. Horses often improve sharply once they know how to win, and with Cromwell's yard firing at this rate, North Shore looks well placed to find out exactly how good he can be.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
9 May
🏆 Won
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
6 Apr
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 10 runners
13 Mar
12th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 20 runners
2 Feb
4th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 7 runners
26 Dec
3rd
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 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 |
|---|
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
2 Feb |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
9 May |
100% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Apr |
0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Mar |
0% |