Um Wadi
Five years old and still searching for a first win, Um Wadi has raced five times without ever reaching the top step of the podium. Two placed finishes from those five outings — a third and a pair of eighths — tell the story of a horse that has shown enough to suggest some ability but hasn't yet found a way to put it all together on race day.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Mark Feighery & Kevin Blake & Paul McKeon
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
40%
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 tough reading. That third-place finish is the clear highlight of the career so far, sandwiched between some forgettable efforts in eighth. The latest run came just yesterday, which at least confirms this is an active, fit horse still being campaigned with purpose rather than one drifting towards retirement.
What Um Wadi does have going for it is the quality of the operation behind it. Trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien, based at Owning Hill in County Kilkenny, has sent out 160 winners already this season — a number that puts him among the most productive yards in training. When a trainer is firing in winners at that volume, they tend to know exactly what they have in each horse and where to place them. The fact that Um Wadi is still racing suggests the team believe there is a race to be won somewhere. Whether that day comes soon is the question worth watching.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 May
DNF
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 9 runners
25 Apr
8th
Limerick
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 19 runners
27 Mar
3rd
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 8 runners
8 Oct
9th
Navan
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 9 runners
13 Sep
8th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 20 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 |
1 |
1 other |
25 Apr |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Oct |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Sep |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
27 Mar |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
5 May |
0% |