Romantic War
Romantic War is a 4-year-old that has raced 27 times without finding the winner's circle—a long, frustrating campaign with four placed finishes to show for the effort. The horse was last out just a day ago, finishing ninth, and continues to race actively despite a blank record that stretches back through its entire career.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Lios Dearg Partnership
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
14.8%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form tells a familiar story: ninth, twelfth, twelfth, ninth in its last four completed races. There are no wins in the last six runs, and partnering with regular jockey Rory Cleary has not changed the pattern—they have raced together eight times without a victory. Trained by J G Murray, Romantic War competes from a yard that has managed only one winner all season, suggesting the operation is struggling to get horses across the line. At this level, a horse that cannot win after 27 attempts is running out of opportunities to prove it belongs in better company, yet it remains in active competition, still searching for that elusive first success.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Dundalk in 6 attempts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Aug
12th
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 15 runners
25 Jul
12th
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Good · 16 runners
20 Jul
9th
Ballinrobe
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners
25 Apr
DNF
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
15 Apr
9th
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Yielding · 17 runners
11 Apr
DNF
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Soft · 14 runners
7 Nov
14th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 runners
27 Oct
3rd
Galway
7f – 1m · Heavy · 16 runners
20 Oct
8th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 15 runners
2 Oct
3rd
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Soft · 11 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
6 |
6 other |
7 Nov |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
1 Aug |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
3 |
3 other |
25 Jul |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
25 Apr |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
11 Apr |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
1 Jul |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 May |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Jul |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Apr |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Jun |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jun |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
6 Aug |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 Jul |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Oct |
0% |