Una Matata
Una Matata is a consistent middle-distance performer who has found her sweet spot at Dundalk, where she has won four of her fifteen races at the track — a win rate that sets her apart from her overall record. The five-year-old has won 5 races from 30 starts across her career, a modest 17 percent win rate that speaks to a horse operating at a respectable but unspectacular level. What matters more is where and how she wins: on normal ground conditions, she improves to 4 wins from 15 races, suggesting she handles a straightforward track surface far better than when conditions deteriorate. Her last victory came at Dundalk six months ago, in early March, and she remains actively racing — her most recent outing was just yesterday.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Mark Devlin Mark Mcguckin Claire Wylie
📊 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 jockey Adam Caffrey has enjoyed particular success aboard her, winning 2 of his 5 races in the saddle, a 40 percent win rate that is significantly higher than her career average and hints at a productive partnership. Trainer Adrian McGuinness, based at Lusk in County Dublin, has been responsible for sending out 45 winners this season, and Una Matata represents solid, consistent value from a yard that clearly knows how to find winners. Her recent form shows the typical pattern of a middling performer: a win at Dundalk in March was followed by a third place two races later, but recent outings have not brought the results, with a sixth place and eleventh place in her last two runs. She remains a horse worth watching when Dundalk comes into play and ground conditions are kind, conditions under which she has proven herself a genuine threat.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 4 wins from 15 starts (27%)
✔ Course specialist at Dundalk: 4 wins from 15 starts (27%)
✔ Effective partnership with Adam Caffrey: 40% win rate together
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Sep
6th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 9 runners
26 Jun
11th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Good · 18 runners
29 May
DNF
Down Royal
7f – 1m · Good · 17 runners
27 Mar
3rd
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 8 runners
20 Mar
6th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
6 Mar
🏆 Won
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 14 runners
27 Feb
DNF
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 19 runners
13 Feb
7th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 13 runners
6 Feb
🏆 Won
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
30 Jan
🏆 Won
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 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 |
15 |
4 wins, 2 seconds, 4 thirds, 5 other |
27 Mar |
26.7% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
9 Jul |
50% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
1 Sep |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
14 Oct |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
12 Jun |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
26 Jun |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
29 Jul |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Mar |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 May |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Sep |
0% |