Plontier
Plontier is a 10-year-old still grinding away on the racing circuit, though life at the track has been more about persistence than glory. The horse has won just one race in 12 starts — a victory at Sligo back in August 2024 that remains its sole win after 25 months. With a win rate of roughly 1 in every 12 races, Plontier has also managed two places, a modest tally for a decade-old horse that has clearly spent most of its career chasing the winner's circle without finding it often.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
16.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Terence O'Brien's yard at Carrigtoohill, in Co. Cork, has managed a respectable season with 10 winners overall, but Plontier has not contributed to that tally recently. The horse's last six runs tell a story of struggle: a twelfth-place finish just a day ago, followed by a sixth and another twelfth before that, with a couple of seventh and tenth-place showings in the mix. There are no places among those recent efforts, which means Plontier is slipping further from the money with each outing. A horse that won once two years ago and has not finished in the top three since is clearly racing at the edge of its usefulness, the kind of loyal competitor that keeps showing up but no longer threatens to win. At this stage, every race is a grind, and the gaps between success and struggle have become the defining pattern of Plontier's later years.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Aug
12th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
15 Aug
6th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 9 runners
27 Jul
12th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 23 runners
7 Jul
2nd
Tramore
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
11 Dec
7th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 8 runners
28 Sep
10th
The Curragh
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 33 runners
28 Jul
6th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 23 runners
5 Jan
6th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 8 runners
1 Dec
4th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 9 runners
29 Sep
23th
The Curragh
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 33 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 |
|---|
| Galway Tight |
2 |
2 other |
27 Jul |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
28 Sep |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
15 Aug |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
8 Aug |
100% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Dec |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jan |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Sep |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Dec |
0% |