Port Rashid
Fifteen years old and still turning up to race — you have to respect the commitment. Port Rashid has run 16 times in its career and found the winner's enclosure just once, giving it a win rate of roughly 1 in every 16 races. That single victory came at Thurles in February 2023, and it remains the defining moment of a career that has not quite managed to build on it. Thirty-eight months have now passed since that day, and the six races since have returned a 7th, a 9th, a 7th, a blank, a 4th, and a 9th — modest numbers that suggest the horse is competing more for the love of it than for the glory.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
18.8%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Miss J Townend has been in the saddle for 15 of those 16 career races, which is a remarkable level of loyalty between horse and rider. Together they have that single win — 1 from 15 is the record — and while the numbers are not eye-catching, there is clearly a partnership there that the team believes in. When that Thurles win came, Townend was aboard, and it says something that neither side has walked away in the years since.
At 15, Port Rashid is deep into the veteran stage of a racing life. Horses at this age are genuinely rare on the track, and simply keeping one sound and willing enough to compete deserves a mention on its own. A short break of 38 days before this next appearance is nothing dramatic — a normal reset rather than any sign of trouble. Whether there is another win in the locker is hard to say, but Port Rashid has earned the benefit of the doubt from everyone who has followed it this far.
⚡ 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 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Tramore in 6 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
19 Feb
7th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 18 runners
2 Dec
9th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 19 runners
9 Oct
7th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 8 runners
14 Dec
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
31 May
4th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
22 Apr
9th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
13 Feb
4th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 10 runners
30 Nov
7th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 20 runners
12 Oct
7th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 19 runners
28 Aug
2nd
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 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 |
|---|
| Tramore Sharp |
6 |
6 other |
9 Oct |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
5 |
1 win, 4 other |
19 Feb |
20% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
28 Aug |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
31 Jan |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Dec |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
2 Dec |
0% |