The Border Boy
The Border Boy is a nine-year-old who has finally found his way to the winner's circle, but only once in a long career. In 26 races spread across his years, he has won just once and placed three times—a win rate of roughly 1 in every 25 starts. That single victory came at Cork on 4 August 2025, and it remains his only success. Thirteen months have passed since that Cork win, and he has not tasted victory in his last six outings, though he has shown some consistency with a third-place finish and a fourth among those recent runs.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
11.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Sean Aherne trains the horse at Conna in County Cork. The yard is modest in output this season—five winners sent out so far—and The Border Boy has not been among them in recent months. Sean O'Keeffe is the horse's regular rider, having been in the saddle for ten races together, but that partnership has yielded no victories. The horse is still racing, which speaks to a stoic temperament: at nine years old, many horses would have been retired, yet The Border Boy is being kept in competition. His recent form shows glimpses of effort—a third place and a fourth are not disgraceful among horses of modest ability—but the wins are not coming. He is a horse treading water in the lower levels of racing, hoping for a spark that has been rare in his career, now looking for a second victory that may never arrive.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 12 starts (8%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Tramore in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 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)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Aug
5th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
17 Jul
DNF
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
30 May
4th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
13 May
14th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 22 runners
20 Nov
8th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 16 runners
30 Oct
3rd
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
16 Oct
6th
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
11 Oct
3rd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 16 runners
20 Sep
9th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
29 Aug
9th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 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 |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
5 |
1 win, 4 other |
4 Aug |
20% |
| Tramore Sharp |
5 |
5 other |
30 May |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
20 Nov |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
3 |
3 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
13 May |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
5 Jul |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
15 May |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
11 Oct |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
29 Aug |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Sep |
0% |