Snow Punt
Sixteen races into a career and still waiting for that first winner, Snow Punt is a horse that keeps showing up without quite delivering the big moment. The nine-year-old has finished in the places seven times from those 16 races — meaning it has run well enough to earn a cheque more than four times out of ten — but a win has never come. At this stage of a racing career, that is a hard gap to close.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
47.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What is genuinely interesting, though, is that Snow Punt appears to be in decent nick right now. Looking at the last six races, the horse has finished second three times and third twice, with only one blank in that run. That is a horse that is consistently threatening without crossing the line first — the kind of animal that makes you think the win is just around the corner, and then somehow isn't. Raced just yesterday, Snow Punt is as active as it gets.
The horse is trained by Brendan Maurice Walsh out of Doneraile in County Cork, a yard that has sent out three winners already this season. Walsh is keeping Snow Punt busy and the recent form suggests the horse is in good enough shape to be competitive. Whether it can finally convert one of those placed efforts into a win at the age of nine is the question — older horses can still find a race that suits them, but time is not exactly on Snow Punt's side.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Limerick in 6 attempts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
21 May
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
12 Apr
3rd
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
2 Apr
2nd
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
12 Mar
2nd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 17 runners
5 Feb
DNF
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 21 runners
3 Jan
2nd
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 12 runners
25 Nov
3rd
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
1 Apr
5th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
13 Feb
9th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 14 runners
28 Jan
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 10 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 |
|---|
| Limerick Galloping |
6 |
2 seconds, 1 third, 3 other |
21 May |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
2 Apr |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
15 May |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jan |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
25 Nov |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
11 Nov |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
28 Oct |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
5 Feb |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
12 Apr |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
3 Jan |
0% |