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Senecia

Senecia is a nine-year-old with a straightforward record: five wins from thirty-five races, meaning she wins roughly once every seven outings. That is respectable longevity on the jumping circuit, though not the profile of a star. What makes her interesting is where and how she wins. She has a clear preference for slightly soft ground, winning three of seven races (43%) when conditions lean towards wet or muddy—more than three times her overall win rate. That kind of pattern suggests the ground really suits her running style, and any trainer with Senecia in the yard would be circling courses with rain in the forecast.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
152

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
35
Career races
5
Wins
14.3%
Win rate
avg ~10%
37.1%
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

Killarney is her spiritual home. She has won twice there from six races, which makes it her happiest hunting ground by some distance. Her most recent win came at Killarney on 11 May 2026, three months back, so there is form to work from. Phillip Enright has been her main rider, partnering her for three of her five wins from twenty-four races together (12% win rate)—slightly below her overall figure, but enough to suggest they understand each other. What matters now is that Senecia remains active. She raced just a day ago, finishing third, and that fifth-place finish came after a break suggests she still has the legs for it at an age when many horses have been retired. For a patient owner or backer who watches for her on soft ground at Killarney, she represents solid value: a course specialist who loves the mud and keeps returning to the track.

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 8 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, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Aug
5th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
29 Jul
DNF
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 25 runners
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

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Phillip Enright Current Jockey
12.5%
Win rate
3/24
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
6 2 wins, 4 other 22 Aug 33.3%
Punchestown
Galloping
4 1 second, 3 other 23 Nov 0%
Navan
Galloping
3 1 win, 1 third, 1 other 1 Mar 33.3%
Listowel
Sharp
3 1 second, 2 other 22 Sep 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
3 3 other 1 Feb 0%
Cork
Galloping
3 1 third, 2 other 13 Oct 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
3 3 other 6 Oct 0%
Wexford
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 second 20 May 50%
Galway
Tight
2 2 other 29 Jul 0%
Thurles
Undulating
2 1 third, 1 other 27 Nov 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
1 1 win 2 May 100%
Naas
Galloping
1 1 other 23 Feb 0%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 second 26 May 0%
Clonmel
Sharp
1 1 second 6 Nov 0%