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Servare

There is something quietly stubborn about Servare. This three-year-old has taken eight races to get off the mark, but the recent upturn in form suggests the penny may finally be dropping. Before that breakthrough, life looked difficult — a fourteenth-place finish among the lowlights — but the last six runs tell a more encouraging story: a win, a handful of placed efforts, and clear signs that this is a horse finding its feet.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
3 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Preservationist
Mother
Fight With Pride
Owner
Pat Garvey
Rating
71

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
8
Career races
1
Wins
12.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
12.5%
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
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That win came at Navan on 30 March 2026, and it is the moment everything in this profile pivots around. One win from eight races works out at roughly 1 in every 8 — not a spectacular number on paper, but context matters. Navan is a sharp, flat track that tends to suit horses who travel well through a race rather than grinding it out, and getting it right there suggests Servare has enough natural ability to win at a decent level when the conditions click. The follow-up form since — finishing fifth and sixth in the two subsequent races — shows the horse is running consistently near the front end, which is more than could be said a few months ago.

The trainer and jockey are, unusually, the same person. Andrew Slattery handles both the stable duties and the riding arrangements at his yard in Thurles, Co Tipperary, and has been aboard for six of Servare's eight races. That level of familiarity between horse and rider is worth something — Slattery knows this horse better than almost anyone, and the win at Navan came with him in the saddle. The yard has sent out 60 winners this season, which tells you this is not a small operation finding its way; these are people who know how to get horses ready to run. Slattery wins roughly 1 in every 6 races he rides on Servare specifically — a 17% rate that, while modest, is meaningfully better than the horse's overall career average.

Raced just one day ago, Servare is clearly being kept busy, and that in itself is interesting. Trainers who run horses frequently usually do so because the horse is in good form and the opportunities are there. Whether another win is imminent is hard to say, but this is a three-year-old with a yard behind it that clearly believes there is more to come.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
Unknown
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
1M3F – 1M4F
Unknown
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
7F – 1M
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
10 May
6th
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Good · 9 runners
24 Apr
5th
Cork
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 8 runners
30 Mar
🏆 Won
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 13 runners
18 Sep
8th
Naas
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding_To_Soft · 16 runners
30 Aug
4th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Good_To_Yielding · 8 runners
16 Aug
14th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good · 20 runners
1 Aug
14th
Galway
7f – 1m · Yielding · 18 runners
1 Jul
11th
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Yielding · 18 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Andrew Slattery Current Jockey
16.7%
Win rate
1/6
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
The Curragh
Galloping
2 2 other 30 Aug 0%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 win 30 Mar 100%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 other 24 Apr 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 10 May 0%
Galway
Tight
1 1 other 1 Aug 0%
Naas
Galloping
1 1 other 18 Sep 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
1 1 other 1 Jul 0%