Princess Felicia
Princess Felicia finally broke through this week at Ballinrobe, ending a long wait for her first career win after eight previous races without success. The seven-year-old, trained by
David Harry Kelly at Rathvin in County Tipperary, has proved a tough customer to get right, but she showed enough promise in recent weeks to suggest that breakthrough was coming. She finished second and third in two of her last six runs, indicating she was competitive against her rivals, and her victory on August 24th came at a track that clearly suits her — Ballinrobe has become her happy hunting ground.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
33.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What stands out is the consistency of her recent form. Three placings in her last six races (11 wins and places from 9 total starts) is respectable, if not spectacular, for a horse of her age and experience. The real story is how close she has come repeatedly. Now that she has finally got her head in front, the question is whether that breakthrough breeds confidence and steadier improvement, or whether her win rate of one in every nine races tells the true story of a horse operating near the ceiling of her ability. Either way, Kelly's Rathvin yard — which has already sent out 13 winners this season — will be hoping Princess Felicia can build on this week's success and start notching up wins more regularly.
⚡ 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 good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
24 Aug
🏆 Won
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
13 Aug
2nd
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
2 Oct
3rd
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
5 Aug
14th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
26 Jul
10th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
12 Jul
9th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 15 runners
31 May
6th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 16 runners
15 May
10th
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
18 Apr
16th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 18 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Peter Smithers Current Jockey
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Tramore Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
13 Aug |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
2 other |
26 Jul |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
24 Aug |
100% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Aug |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 May |
0% |