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Senecia

There are horses that turn up, do their job, and quietly fade from memory. Senecia is not one of those. This nine-year-old has carved out a tidy career across 33 races, picking up 5 wins and finishing in the frame on 13 other occasions — that's a podium finish of some kind in more than half its races, which tells you this is a horse that competes hard even when it doesn't win.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
9 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Ask
Mother
Fennis Moll
Owner
Laurence V Halley
Rating
148

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
33
Career races
5
Wins
15.2%
Win rate
avg ~10%
39.4%
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
Auto-Generated

The recent form makes for interesting reading. In the last six outings, Senecia has shown a win, a third, and a second alongside a couple of unplaced runs — the kind of mixed but lively record that suggests a horse still very much in the game. And "in the game" is not an exaggeration: Senecia raced just yesterday, which means this profile is as live as it gets.

The most telling number in Senecia's record is at Killarney, where this horse has won 2 races from just 5 attempts — that's winning 40% of the time at one specific track. For context, most horses win somewhere between 10 and 20% of their races across their career. To nearly double that at a single venue is the kind of stat that makes trainers and racegoers sit up. The most recent of those Killarney wins came this week, on 11 May 2026, so whatever Senecia does at that track, it's still very much doing it.

Conditions matter too. On wet or muddy ground, Senecia has won 3 from 7 races — that's a 43% win rate, which is extraordinary. Nearly half the time it races in those conditions, it wins. That's not luck; that's a horse that genuinely thrives when the ground gets soft underfoot, and it's the kind of edge that patient the yard can exploit when the weather turns.

Regular rider Phillip Enright has been in the saddle for 23 of Senecia's 33 races, a relationship that speaks to consistency from the whole team. Their combined win rate together sits at around 1 in every 11 rides — modest on paper, but Enright clearly knows this horse well, and the Killarney win this week came on his watch. At nine years old, Senecia is not a young horse, but the evidence of the last few days suggests there's still a chapter or two left to write.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 3 wins from 7 starts (43%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Poor record on yielding_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

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

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
11 May
🏆 Won
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 8 runners
1 Feb
DNF
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 6 runners
27 Nov
3rd
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 6 runners
23 Nov
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 11 runners
6 Nov
2nd
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 4 runners
30 Jul
14th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 22 runners
12 May
5th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 8 runners
29 Apr
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 6 runners
1 Mar
🏆 Won
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 5 runners
23 Feb
DNF
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 5 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Phillip Enright Current Jockey
8.7%
Win rate
2/23
Won / Rode
16.7%
Win rate
1/6
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
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
Killarney
Sharp
5 2 wins, 3 other 11 May 40%
Punchestown
Galloping
4 1 second, 3 other 23 Nov 0%
Navan
Galloping
3 1 win, 1 third, 1 other 1 Mar 33.3%
Cork
Galloping
3 1 third, 2 other 13 Oct 0%
Listowel
Sharp
3 1 second, 2 other 22 Sep 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
3 3 other 1 Feb 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
3 3 other 6 Oct 0%
Wexford
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 second 20 May 50%
Thurles
Undulating
2 1 third, 1 other 27 Nov 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
1 1 win 2 May 100%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 second 26 May 0%
Naas
Galloping
1 1 other 23 Feb 0%
Clonmel
Sharp
1 1 second 6 Nov 0%
Galway
Tight
1 1 other 30 Jul 0%