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Oh Cecelia

There is something quietly compelling about a horse that keeps turning up in the places where it wins. Oh Cecelia is a three-year-old with a career record of 3 wins and 7 places from 12 races — that is a win in 1 of every 4 races she has run, which is a genuinely solid return at this stage of a young horse's career. She is currently active, having raced just a day ago, and the form over her last six runs reads 2-3-1-1-6-6 — meaning her two most recent completed performances were wins, sandwiched around a third and second place before that. That is the shape of a horse coming into form rather than fading out of it.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
3 years old
Sex
Filly
Colour
Chestnut
Father
Starspangledbanner
Trainer
Owner
David K Kelly
Rating
89

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
12
Career races
3
Wins
25%
Win rate
avg ~10%
58.3%
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
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The most interesting thread in her profile is Cork. She has run there four times and won twice — that is a 50% win rate at a single track, which is the kind of number that makes trainers circle a course on the calendar. Her first career win came there in May 2025, and she went back and won again in April 2026, just six weeks ago. Some horses simply suit a track — the bends, the ground, the distances — and Cork appears to suit Oh Cecelia very well.

Speaking of ground, she is also a horse who comes alive when conditions turn soft and wet underfoot. Two wins from four races on wet ground gives her that same 50% conversion, and that is not a coincidence. Horses who genuinely relish soft conditions have a built-in advantage when the forecast turns bad, while rivals who prefer faster ground are compromised. Keep an eye on the weather before her next run.

She is trained by K.J. Condon at Rathbride in Co Kildare, a yard that has sent out four winners already this season. James Ryan has ridden her in seven of her twelve races, winning once together — roughly 1 in 7, which is modest, but the horse's overall record suggests the pair have more to show. At three years old, Oh Cecelia has time on her side, a course she clearly loves, and a taste for the kind of weather that clears the grandstands. That combination tends to be worth following.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on soft ground: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%)

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
7F – 1M
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1 (elite)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Left-handed, long straights

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
17 May
2nd
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
3 May
3rd
Cork
5f – 6½f · Soft · 10 runners
4 Apr
🏆 Won
Cork
5f – 6½f · Soft · 8 runners
22 Mar
🏆 Won
Naas
5f – 6½f · Soft · 15 runners
13 Jan
6th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
12 Dec
6th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
22 Sep
3rd
Fairyhouse
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 10 runners
30 Aug
6th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Good_To_Yielding · 8 runners
25 Jul
5th
Cork
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
20 Jun
16th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 17 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
14.3%
Win rate
1/7
Won / Rode
W J Lee Current Jockey
100%
Win rate
2/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Cork
Galloping
4 2 wins, 1 third, 1 other 3 May 50%
Naas
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 second 17 May 50%
The Curragh
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 30 Aug 0%
Dundalk
Galloping
2 2 other 13 Jan 0%
Ascot
Galloping
1 1 other 20 Jun 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 third 22 Sep 0%