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Prince Of Air

There is something quietly stubborn about a nine-year-old who keeps showing up, and Prince Of Air has made a habit of it across 36 races and counting. The overall record — 4 wins and 17 places from those 36 outings — tells you this is a horse that rarely embarrasses itself. Winning roughly 1 in every 9 races is not spectacular, but placing in nearly half of all its races means Prince Of Air is almost always in the conversation, even when it is not crossing the line first.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
9 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Prince Gibraltar
Mother
Celtic Air
Owner
Eleven Grumpy Men Syndicate
Rating
100

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
37
Career races
4
Wins
10.8%
Win rate
avg ~10%
45.9%
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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The most striking thing about this horse is what it does at Tramore. Three wins from 9 races there works out at 33%, meaning Prince Of Air wins 1 in every 3 races at that particular track. To put that in context, it wins just 1 in every 9 races everywhere else. Something about Tramore suits this horse in a way that nothing else in its career quite replicates — and it is no coincidence that its very first win came there, back in August 2023, or that its most recent win came there too, in April 2025. Tramore is where Prince Of Air turns up and means business.

Distance matters as well. At 1 mile 6 furlongs to 2 miles, the horse has won 2 from 7 races — a win rate of 29%, or roughly 1 in every 3 and a half races. That is a notably better return than its overall record, and it suggests Prince Of Air is a stayer that wants a genuine test of stamina rather than a sprint. Drop it short and you are probably wasting its best quality.

The current run of six races without a win will catch the eye, and the recent form — a couple of second-place finishes sandwiched around some mid-field efforts — suggests a horse that is competitive without quite finding that finishing burst. Regular partner P J O'Hanlon has yet to get Prince Of Air to the winner's enclosure across 11 races together, which is a notable blank, though it is worth noting the horse's best days have tended to come on the right track rather than with any particular rider.

Having raced just yesterday, Prince Of Air is clearly still a functioning, active competitor at nine. The formula for catching it right looks straightforward enough: Tramore, a distance of at least a mile and six, and a spot of patience.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on yielding_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
Course specialist at Tramore: 3 wins from 9 starts (33%)
Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 29% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
Poor record on soft_to_heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Yet to win at Wexford in 6 attempts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft (damp)
Loves
Good (firm-ish)
Good to yielding (mild give)
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Soft to heavy (wet)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
1M6F – 2M
Loves
Long Distance (2M+)
Ok
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
21 May
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
20 Apr
DNF
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
6 Apr
6th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 9 runners
19 Feb
10th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 15 runners
5 Oct
2nd
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 8 runners
21 Sep
6th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 13 runners
21 Aug
2nd
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
23 Jul
3rd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
11 Jul
3rd
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
4 Jul
2nd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/11
Won / Rode
25%
Win rate
2/8
Won / Rode
Shane O'Callaghan Current Jockey
16.7%
Win rate
1/6
Won / Rode
20%
Win rate
1/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
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
Tramore
Sharp
9 3 wins, 1 second, 3 thirds, 2 other 20 Apr 33.3%
Wexford
Sharp
6 1 second, 2 thirds, 3 other 23 Jul 0%
Thurles
Undulating
5 1 win, 1 third, 3 other 19 Feb 20%
Clonmel
Sharp
3 3 other 24 Oct 0%
Killarney
Sharp
3 2 seconds, 1 other 5 Oct 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
2 1 third, 1 other 9 Jun 0%
Cork
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 6 Apr 0%
Naas
Galloping
2 2 other 14 Dec 0%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 other 21 May 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
1 1 other 14 Aug 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
1 1 other 2 Jul 0%
Kilbeggan
Tight
1 1 other 21 Jul 0%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 other 21 Sep 0%