Release The Beast
There's a beast in the name, but the results lately have been a little more docile. Release The Beast is a seven-year-old with two wins and five places from 12 races — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 6 outings — and a horse that has spent the better part of a year and a half trying to rediscover the form that brought it to the winner's enclosure at Limerick on St. Stephen's Day 2024. That win, now 16 months ago, remains its most recent, and the six races since have brought a sixth place, two seconds, two more seconds, and a blank — plenty of promise, but the winning post keeps slipping just out of reach.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Coffey & Buckley Families
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
41.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The career started with a first win at Galway in October 2023, and Release The Beast has clearly shown enough over time to suggest it belongs on a racecourse. Two seconds in recent runs tell you it is not disgracing itself — finishing second means you beat every other horse in the race except one. But there is a difference between being competitive and being a winner, and that gap is what Paul Nolan and his team at Enniscorthy will be working to close. Nolan's yard has been in good nick this season, sending out 22 winners, so the infrastructure and the know-how are clearly there.
Sean Flanagan has been the regular partner, riding Release The Beast in 7 of its 12 races and winning once — that's a 14% win rate together, or roughly 1 win from every 7 rides. That one shared win at Limerick is the peak of their partnership so far. With the horse having raced as recently as yesterday, it is clearly being kept busy, which suggests the team believe there is a race to be won somewhere in the near future. Whether the beast inside finally breaks loose will be the question worth watching.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Apr
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 20 runners
11 Mar
4th
Cheltenham
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 20 runners
26 Dec
2nd
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 22 runners
26 Oct
2nd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
2 May
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 45 runners
20 Apr
6th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 13 runners
20 Feb
6th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 8 runners
26 Dec
🏆 Won
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 7 runners
23 Nov
3rd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
20 Jan
4th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 5 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 |
|---|
| Punchestown Galloping |
4 |
1 third, 3 other |
30 Apr |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
20 Apr |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
26 Dec |
100% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 win |
28 Oct |
100% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
26 Dec |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Jan |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
26 Oct |
0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Mar |
0% |