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Smallcraftwarning

There is something quietly admirable about a horse that keeps turning up. Smallcraftwarning is a 9-year-old with 31 races on the clock, 2 wins, and 8 places to its name — a win rate of around 1 in every 16 races, which tells you this is not a horse that makes a habit of reaching the winner's enclosure. But it does make a habit of being competitive, and that recent form tells an interesting story: four seconds and a fourth from its last five completed runs suggests a horse that is placing consistently and running well without quite getting its nose in front.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
9 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Gale Force Ten
Mother
Scrumptious
Owner
We Win Farming Syndicate
Rating
103

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
32
Career races
2
Wins
6.2%
Win rate
avg ~10%
28.1%
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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The two career wins have come at different tracks — Clonmel in June 2025 and Killarney in July 2025 — so within the space of about six weeks last summer, Smallcraftwarning found its best form and made the most of it. Since then, ten months have passed without a win, which is a long time, though the placed efforts keep coming and suggest the horse is not running badly. It raced just one day ago, so it is clearly being kept busy by trainer John Patrick Ryan, who operates out of Templemore in County Tipperary. Ryan's yard has sent out 21 winners this season, which shows this is a team that knows how to get horses ready to run.

Regular jockey Daniel King has partnered Smallcraftwarning in 7 of its races, winning once together — roughly 1 in every 7 rides. That is a better conversion rate than the horse's overall record suggests is typical, which hints that when the partnership clicks, something happens. For now, Smallcraftwarning looks like a horse that will keep placing, keep competing, and wait patiently for conditions to fall its way again.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on yielding_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 10 starts
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 10 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft (damp)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
21 May
3rd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
9 May
8th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
23 Nov
DNF
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 16 runners
2 Nov
4th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
30 Oct
2nd
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
26 Oct
2nd
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 18 runners
15 Oct
2nd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
2 Oct
3rd
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
21 Aug
7th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
5 Aug
3rd
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Daniel King Current Jockey
14.3%
Win rate
1/7
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Harry Sexton
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Miss Evanna McCutcheon
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Michael Kenneally
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Anna McGuinness
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Mr J H Williamson
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Eoin Staples
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Killarney
Sharp
7 1 win, 6 other 9 May 14.3%
Cork
Galloping
4 4 other 23 Nov 0%
Listowel
Sharp
3 3 other 27 Sep 0%
Limerick
Galloping
3 1 third, 2 other 21 May 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
3 1 second, 2 other 15 Oct 0%
Clonmel
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 third 2 Oct 50%
Tipperary
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 1 Jul 0%
Sligo
Sharp
2 2 other 13 Jul 0%
Thurles
Undulating
2 1 second, 1 other 30 Oct 0%
Kilbeggan
Tight
1 1 other 2 Sep 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 2 Mar 0%
Galway
Tight
1 1 second 26 Oct 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
1 1 third 5 Aug 0%