Parkgarve
Parkgarve is a 6-year-old who has finally broken through after a long search for the winner's circle. The horse managed just one win from its first 16 races, but struck at Downpatrick last week in what was a breakthrough moment — a single victory from 17 starts amounts to a 6% win rate, the kind of record that suggests Parkgarve has spent most of its career chasing without quite catching. What makes this timing interesting is how recent the win is: raced just a day ago and now back in action almost immediately, the horse is clearly being kept busy by trainer
Ian Patrick Donoghue, whose Clonalvy yard in County Meath has already sent out 29 winners this season.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
23.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The form of late tells a frustrating story for the yard. In the last six runs, Parkgarve has finished outside the placings four times, with an 11th-place finish most recently sandwiched around two placing efforts. This is a horse that wins rarely but stays competitive enough to pick up minor positions — four places across a 17-race career shows it can hold its own at the back of the winners' enclosure, even if the top spot remains elusive. That one win at Downpatrick last week was clearly special after such a long drought, and the fact that Donoghue has kept the horse in training and actively racing suggests there is still belief in the yard that Parkgarve can find the winner's circle again.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 11 starts (9%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
21 Aug
11th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
9 Aug
🏆 Won
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
17 Jul
4th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
13 Jun
5th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
29 May
6th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
10 May
8th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
11 Oct
12th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 16 runners
10 Oct
3rd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 10 runners
3 Oct
DNF
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 18 runners
19 Sep
6th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 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 |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
7 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 4 other |
9 Aug |
14.3% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Oct |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
21 Aug |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jul |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Jul |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
13 May |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 May |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
7 Jul |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 May |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
29 May |
0% |