Poetic Focus
Poetic Focus is a six-year-old horse with a difficult record to build on. Over thirteen races, it has never crossed the finish line first but did manage a second-place finish, suggesting it has the ability to get close to winning without quite managing it. More recently, form has been patchy: a second place two races ago showed promise, but the horse has otherwise finished well down the field in its last six outings, with a result of fifth, seventh, and a twelfth among them.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
7.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The horse was last out just a day ago and remains active, so there is at least a willingness to keep it racing. It is trained by Andrew Slattery at Thurles in County Tipperary, a yard that has been in good form this season with 62 winners to its name, though Poetic Focus itself has not yet benefited from that success. Without a win from thirteen attempts, this horse is working against long odds, and at six years old it is past the stage where improvement comes easily. It remains to be seen whether Poetic Focus can finally break through, or whether it is simply one of those runners that will never quite get there.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
10 Aug
2nd
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
12 Jul
13th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
4 Jul
5th
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
28 May
7th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 14 runners
8 Nov
12th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 23 runners
2 Oct
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
8 Sep
4th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
8 Aug
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 15 runners
5 Jul
5th
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
2 Jun
11th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 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 |
|---|
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
4 Jul |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
28 May |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
8 Sep |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
8 Aug |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jul |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
10 Aug |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
21 Nov |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
8 Nov |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Oct |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
2 Jun |
0% |