Quinn The Eskimo
There's a horse that has made its the yard wait. Quinn The Eskimo took eleven races to get off the mark, finally breaking through at Down Royal in May 2025, and for a six-year-old that kind of patience is very much part of the game. One win from eleven races — roughly 1 in every 11 outings — tells you this isn't a horse who makes a habit of winning, but the fact that it has now done it at least once means the team at
Paul Nolan's yard know what it looks like when things click.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
8.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Since that Down Royal breakthrough, the recent form makes for sobering reading: finishes of 12th, 9th, 6th, and 4th suggest a horse that has been knocking around the fringes without threatening to repeat the trick. A seventh-place finish in the most recent run before a break of 80 days rounds off a sequence that hasn't built on the promise of that first win. The one place from eleven races does at least show Quinn The Eskimo can get involved — it's just not doing so very often.
Paul Nolan's yard in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford has been in decent form this season with 23 winners sent out, so the operation clearly knows how to get horses ready to perform. Whether Quinn The Eskimo returns from its short break ready to build on that solitary Down Royal win is the question worth watching. A horse that has won once tends to find it easier the second time — it just has to find the right opportunity.
⚡ 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 5 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, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
21 May
7th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
8 Jan
7th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 10 runners
15 Dec
DNF
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 11 runners
30 Oct
4th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners
29 Sep
6th
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
24 Jul
9th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
29 May
12th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 20 runners
5 May
🏆 Won
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 23 runners
6 Apr
4th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
16 Jan
11th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 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 |
|---|
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
6 Apr |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
21 May |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
5 May |
100% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Dec |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Dec |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
24 Jul |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
8 Jan |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
29 Sep |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Dec |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
30 Oct |
0% |