Shahada Ace
Shahada Ace has had a modest start to its racing career, winning just once in 17 races — a breakthrough victory at Tipperary a year ago in August 2025. The 4-year-old horse is clearly not a natural racehorse, but there is something worth watching in its record: it performs noticeably better over distances between 7 furlongs and a mile, where it has won 1 of 8 races (a 12 percent win rate), compared to its overall win rate of roughly 1 in every 17 starts. That suggests the horse has found something closer to its comfort zone, even if it has not managed to get back to the winner's circle since that sole victory.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
R Twohundred One Syndicate
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
23.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form is uninspiring. In its last six races, Shahada Ace has finished 11th, 6th, 12th, 18th and then 9th, showing no real signs of imminent improvement. It raced just yesterday, so the horse is actively being campaigned, but the reality is that a year without a win at this level of racing is a long drought. Andrew Slattery, who trains the horse from his yard near Thurles in County Tipperary, also rides it — they have partnered 11 times, with just 1 win between them. Slattery's yard itself is thriving this season, having sent out 62 winners, so the trainer clearly knows how to produce horses ready to race. Shahada Ace, however, remains a minor player in a yard full of more reliable performers.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 10 starts (10%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 12% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Gowran Park in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Aug
11th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 runners
25 Jul
6th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
15 Jul
12th
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 13 runners
9 Jul
18th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 25 runners
30 Jun
DNF
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Good · 18 runners
5 May
9th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
24 Apr
9th
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
8 Apr
DNF
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 14 runners
26 Aug
8th
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Good_To_Yielding · 8 runners
8 Aug
🏆 Won
Tipperary
7f – 1m · Good · 10 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 |
|---|
| Gowran Park Undulating |
5 |
5 other |
25 Jul |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
30 Jun |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
26 Aug |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
24 Apr |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
8 Aug |
100% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jul |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 Jul |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Aug |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Jun |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jul |
0% |