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Person Of Interest

Person Of Interest is a six-year-old with a modest record on paper — one win from 17 races, which works out to roughly 1 in every 17 outings — but that single victory tells an interesting story about where this horse is finding its best form. The win came at Downpatrick in August 2025, and for now that remains the one moment where everything clicked.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Walk In The Park
Mother
Kalico Kalista
Owner
Ms Rachel O'Neill
Rating
95

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
17
Career races
1
Wins
5.9%
Win rate
avg ~10%
35.3%
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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Trained by John Joseph Hanlon out of Bagenalstown in County Carlow, Person Of Interest is part of a yard that has been in decent health this season, sending out 11 winners. Hanlon's operation clearly knows how to get horses ready to win, which makes it worth watching whether they can find another opportunity that suits this horse as well as Downpatrick did.

The partnership with jockey Paddy Hanlon is the most telling thread in the record. Together they have teamed up 11 times, producing that one win — so roughly 1 in every 11 rides has ended in the winner's enclosure. That is a slim return, but the consistency of the combination suggests the yard believes in the pairing even if the results have been hard to come by. The recent form figures — a fourth place, a ninth, another fourth, and a couple of unplaced runs mixed in — paint the picture of a horse that is competitive enough to fill the frame but has not been able to force its way to the front since that August win, now nine months ago.

What keeps Person Of Interest worth following is that it is still very much an active runner — out just one day ago — and at six years old it is in the kind of age range where horses can find a level that suits them. One win from 17 races is not a flashing neon sign of greatness, but the placings show this is not a horse that runs and disappears without trace. It keeps turning up in the conversation, even if it has not yet found a way to finish it.

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 6 starts (17%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
8 May
DNF
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
10 Apr
9th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
5 Apr
4th
Plumpton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 4 runners
28 Dec
DNF
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 26 runners
27 Nov
DNF
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
4 Nov
4th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners
23 Oct
3rd
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 9 runners
26 Sep
DNF
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
25 Aug
🏆 Won
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
22 May
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Paddy Hanlon Current Jockey
9.1%
Win rate
1/11
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Downpatrick
Undulating
3 1 win, 1 second, 1 other 8 May 33.3%
Limerick
Galloping
2 2 other 22 May 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
2 2 other 4 Nov 0%
Clonmel
Sharp
2 2 thirds 23 Oct 0%
Plumpton
Sharp
1 1 other 5 Apr 0%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 other 26 Sep 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 28 Dec 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 other 27 Jan 0%
Wexford
Sharp
1 1 other 10 Apr 0%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 other 27 Nov 0%
Galway
Tight
1 1 other 1 Aug 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
1 1 second 23 Jul 0%