Slaney Swagger
Slaney Swagger has been the definition of the bridesmaid — a five-year-old that has finished in the first four in 10 of its 26 career races but has yet to break the tape and win. That's a horse that knows how to run close, often close, but never quite close enough. The recent form tells the story: third place last time out, then eighth, tenth, tenth again, twelfth, and sixteenth before that. It's a pattern of consistency without the payoff.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
38.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trained by Aidan Melia at Monasterevin, Slaney Swagger typically competes at the lower end of the scale, and even at that level the wins have not come. Rory Cleary rides the horse most often — they've been together seven times, and those races have produced nothing but places. That's the frustration with this sort of runner: it arrives at the track with a decent chance, runs a respectable race, and leaves empty-handed. Still active and racing just yesterday, Slaney Swagger remains a horse searching for that elusive first victory, which would break a 26-race drought and finally deliver on the promise it hints at with every near-miss finish.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Gowran Park in 6 attempts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Jul
16th
Naas
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners
9 Jul
12th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 25 runners
20 Jun
10th
Down Royal
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 17 runners
10 Dec
10th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 14 runners
20 Oct
8th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 16 runners
9 Oct
3rd
Thurles
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
20 Sep
2nd
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 16 runners
16 Sep
6th
Punchestown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
2 Sep
2nd
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
13 Aug
3rd
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 20 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 |
6 |
2 seconds, 2 thirds, 2 other |
20 Oct |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
18 Mar |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
9 Jul |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
20 May |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Sep |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Dec |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Jul |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Oct |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 Nov |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Jun |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
26 Aug |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Sep |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
12 Jun |
0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
13 Aug |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 May |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Jun |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
9 Oct |
0% |