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Sky Captain

There's a lot to like about Sky Captain, a five-year-old who has been consistently competitive across all three of his races — winning 1 and placing in the other 2, which means he has never once finished out of the frame. That kind of reliability is rarer than it sounds. His record reads 2-2-1 in reverse chronological order, so his most recent run was a second place, but underneath that is a win at Roscommon on the 1st of July 2025, the only time he has hit the front in his career so far.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Fracas
Mother
Saoire
Trainer
Owner
Joseph Joyce
Rating
92

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
3
Career races
1
Wins
33.3%
Win rate
avg ~10%
100%
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 Roscommon win is worth noting. It came just over eleven months ago, and with Sky Captain having raced just yesterday, his team at Cashel clearly believe there is more to come. The yard is run by P Twomey out of Co Tipperary, and with 42 winners already on the board this season, this is not a quiet operation sending out the occasional runner — it is a yard in form, which tends to matter. When a busy, successful trainer keeps putting a horse on the track, it usually means they see something worth running for.

A win rate of 1 from 3 — roughly 1 in every 3 races — is a strong return at this stage of a career, and the consistency across all three runs suggests Sky Captain is a horse that competes rather than merely participates. The question now is whether he can convert another placing into a win and show that Roscommon was the start of something rather than a one-off.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
1M6F – 2M
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
12 May
2nd
Killarney
1m6f – 2m · Good · 7 runners
1 Aug
2nd
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 9 runners
1 Jul
🏆 Won
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 14 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
W J Lee Current Jockey
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Roscommon
Sharp
1 1 win 1 Jul 100%
Galway
Tight
1 1 second 1 Aug 0%
Killarney
Sharp
1 1 second 12 May 0%