Shinnhill
At nine years old, Shinnhill is a horse that has taken its time to figure things out — but when the pieces came together at Downpatrick in July 2024, it delivered the kind of result that makes the wait worthwhile. That win, the only one on the record so far, came over a long distance of two miles or more, which is where Shinnhill clearly feels most at home. Across three races at that kind of trip, it has won 1 in 3 — a 33% win rate that tells a very different story to its overall record.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Mrs Denise Kernaghan
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
20%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Step back and look at the full picture: 1 win and 1 place from 5 races, meaning it has finished in the top two in 2 out of every 5 outings. That is not a horse drowning — it is a horse finding its level. The recent form, however, is harder to spin. The last five races read 7th, 1st, 7th, 4th going back from today, and that win from July 2024 now sits 22 months in the past with nothing to match it since. For a nine-year-old, time is not exactly on its side.
What keeps Shinnhill interesting is that it raced just one day ago, which means it is very much in active training and whoever is running this horse still believes there is a performance worth chasing. The Downpatrick win was not a fluke in a weak spot — it was a horse doing what suits it, over the right distance, on a day it all clicked. The question now is whether it can find that combination again.
⚡ 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 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by Long Distance (2m+) distances: 33% win rate
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 May
DNF
Kilbeggan
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
18 Jan
7th
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 13 runners
15 Jul
🏆 Won
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
24 May
7th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
6 May
4th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 23 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 |
|---|
| Downpatrick Undulating |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
15 Jul |
50% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
15 May |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 May |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
18 Jan |
0% |