Sledgehammer
Six races, no wins, no places — Sledgehammer has yet to land a blow. The six-year-old has been out six times without troubling the judge once, and the recent form figures tell a consistent story: finishing fifth, then two sixths, then fourth, with a couple of pulled-up or unseated runs mixed in. That fourth place is the closest it has come to getting competitive, but in six attempts it has never once finished in the money.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
0%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trained by C W J Farrell out of Bunclody in County Wexford, Sledgehammer is part of a yard that has sent out six winners this season, so the operation clearly knows how to get a horse to win. That makes Sledgehammer's blank record stand out a little more — this isn't a trainer struggling to find form across the board. Whether the horse needs a particular type of race, a specific type of ground, or simply more time to put it all together is hard to say from the outside, but the results so far suggest something hasn't clicked yet.
What is worth noting is that Sledgehammer raced just one day ago, so it is very much an active campaign. At six years old, it is not a youngster still finding its feet, which raises the stakes slightly — the window for improvement is narrowing. For now, it remains one of those horses whose profile is defined entirely by potential yet to be realised.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
18 Jul
DNF
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
3 Jul
4th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
22 May
6th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 7 runners
20 Apr
6th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 15 runners
29 Mar
DNF
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 9 runners
17 Mar
5th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 8 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 |
2 other |
22 May |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Mar |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
3 Jul |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 Apr |
0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 Jul |
0% |