Tortola
Tortola is a four-year-old with a racing life that has not yet yielded a winner. In twelve outings, the horse has finished second or third twice but crossed the line first in none of them — a record that speaks to a horse trying hard without quite finding that extra yard of pace when it counts. The recent form tells the story plainly: a seventh place five days ago, a fifth the race before that, then sevenths, twelfths, and thirteenths stretching back through the last six races. There has been no change of fortune in that sequence, just a series of races run without a breakthrough moment.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
16.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Jockey Jimmy Dalton has ridden Tortola six times, and those six rides have brought no winners either. Together they have yet to get the job done. The horse is trained by Eoin Griffin at Slieverue in County Kilkenny, a yard that has managed eight winners this season and knows how to get horses to the line, but Tortola has not been one of them. The horse was last out just a day ago and is still racing, which means the team is looking for that first win the traditional way — by keeping the horse in work and hoping the right race, the right ground, and the right conditions will finally align. For now, Tortola remains a work in progress.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Dundalk in 6 attempts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Aug
7th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 runners
15 Jul
13th
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 13 runners
2 Jul
2nd
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Good · 18 runners
13 Feb
12th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 13 runners
30 Jan
7th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
16 Jan
5th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 15 runners
3 Dec
3rd
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
11 Sep
8th
Clonmel
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 12 runners
6 May
14th
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 16 runners
28 Sep
10th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Yielding · 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
6 |
1 third, 5 other |
15 Aug |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jul |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Sep |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 May |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
2 Jul |
0% |