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Swiss Army Officer

Eleven years old, one career win, and still lining up. Swiss Army Officer is the kind of horse that turns up week after week not because anyone expects fireworks, but because turning up is what it does. Across 36 races, it has won just once — that's a win rate of roughly 1 in every 36 outings, or about 3% — though it has finished in the places seven times, meaning it has given its the yard something to cheer on a handful of occasions even when the winner's enclosure has been out of reach.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
11 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Brown
Father
Swiss Spirit
Mother
Dyna Bowl
Owner
Mrs Eileen Coleman
Rating
40

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
36
Career races
1
Wins
2.8%
Win rate
avg ~10%
19.4%
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 solitary win came at Roscommon in May 2023, now more than three years ago, and remains the high point of a career that has earned its yard a modest total across races run mostly over seven furlongs to a mile. That distance range is where Swiss Army Officer does its best work — one win from 14 races at those trips, a win rate of 7%, which dwarfs its overall record. In relative terms, that's the zone where it is almost twice as competitive as anywhere else on the track.

Recent form, though, makes for difficult reading. The last six runs have produced finishes of 15th, 12th, 2nd, 11th, 15th, and 13th — a second-place finish sandwiched between a string of mid-to-back-of-the-field efforts. It raced just yesterday, so Kevin Coleman's yard in Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary, clearly hasn't given up on finding another moment. Coleman has sent out 10 winners this season, so the operation knows how to get a horse into the right race — the challenge is finding one that suits Swiss Army Officer well enough to remind everyone what it looked like at Roscommon two summers ago.

At 11, most horses have long since retired. The fact that Swiss Army Officer is still active, still being placed in races, is either a tribute to its durability or a sign that somewhere in there, the team believes there is one more decent run waiting to happen. Whether that second win ever comes is anyone's guess — but if it does, Roscommon might be a good place to watch.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 7% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Poor record on yielding_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Poor record on soft_to_heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Yet to win at Cork in 8 attempts
Yet to win at Dundalk in 6 attempts
Yet to win at Killarney in 6 attempts
Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 13 starts
Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 11 starts
Struggles on LH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Yielding to soft (damp)
Avoids
Soft to heavy (wet)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
7F – 1M
Loves
1M3F – 1M4F
Unknown
1M1F – 1M2F
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
12 May
15th
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners
24 Apr
12th
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
6 Oct
2nd
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 15 runners
30 Sep
11th
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 15 runners
28 Apr
15th
Naas
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 23 runners
19 Apr
13th
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 21 runners
30 Mar
15th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 23 runners
22 Oct
14th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Soft · 26 runners
23 Aug
13th
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding_To_Soft · 16 runners
17 Jul
6th
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
Emmet McNamara
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
Julian Pietropaolo Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
Calvin Ngcobo
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
Rachel Phelan
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Emma Murphy
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Calum Hogan
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Cork
Galloping
8 1 second, 1 third, 6 other 24 Apr 0%
Dundalk
Galloping
6 6 other 30 Nov 0%
Killarney
Sharp
6 2 seconds, 4 other 12 May 0%
The Curragh
Galloping
4 4 other 22 Oct 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
3 1 win, 2 other 2 Jul 33.3%
Listowel
Sharp
2 1 second, 1 other 4 Jun 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
2 2 other 30 Mar 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
1 1 third 29 May 0%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 other 5 Oct 0%
Naas
Galloping
1 1 other 28 Apr 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 other 17 Sep 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
1 1 other 23 Jun 0%