Tsavo Park
Seven years old and still searching for that elusive first win, Tsavo Park is a horse that has spent its entire career finishing just outside the places more often than not. Across 11 races, it has never visited the winner's enclosure — a record that tells its own story — though it has managed two placed finishes, a small but meaningful sign that it can get competitive when things fall right.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
West Coast Partnership
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
18.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form makes for interesting reading. A third and a fourth in the last six races show flickers of promise, and Tsavo Park raced just yesterday, so this is very much a horse in active campaign. The trainer John Joseph Hanlon, based in Bagenalstown in County Carlow, clearly believes there is something still worth chasing here — you don't keep running a seven-year-old if you've given up on it. Hanlon's yard has been in decent nick this season, sending out 11 winners, which suggests this is an operation that knows how to get horses ready to perform.
The honest truth is that a horse with no wins from 11 races needs things to click — the right race, the right day, the right conditions. The placed finishes at least confirm Tsavo Park isn't simply making up the numbers, but converting those near-misses into a first victory remains the challenge. Whether that breakthrough comes is the question Hanlon and his team are still trying to answer.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
8 May
8th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
18 Apr
4th
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
17 Mar
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners
5 Feb
DNF
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners
20 Jan
4th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 22 runners
15 Dec
3rd
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 17 runners
16 Oct
3rd
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 9 runners
22 Sep
5th
Fontwell Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
20 Apr
10th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 25 runners
3 Apr
5th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 20 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Paddy Hanlon Current Jockey
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Thurles Undulating |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
5 Feb |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
15 Dec |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Jan |
0% |
| Fontwell Park Tight |
1 |
1 other |
22 Sep |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 Mar |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Apr |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
17 Mar |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 Apr |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
8 May |
0% |