Vlhova
Vlhova is a 4-year-old with the kind of modest record that tells a story of modest ability meeting modest luck. In fifteen races, the horse has won just once—at Killarney on 14 July 2025—and placed six times, giving it a win rate of roughly 1 in 15 races. That solitary victory came more than a year ago, and Vlhova hasn't found the winner's enclosure since, though it has shown enough consistency to place in six of the fifteen attempts. Currently active and having raced just yesterday, the horse clearly still has opportunities ahead.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Lance Bloodstock Limited
📊 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
What's worth noting is Vlhova's form over the middle distances. At races between 1 mile 1 furlong and 1 mile 2 furlongs, the horse shows its best record: one win from eight races, a 12% win rate over that stretch—double its overall average. That narrow range seems to suit it best, and trainer Gerard O'Leary, based in Kildare, will likely continue to target similar distances. O'Leary's yard has sent out 11 winners this season, so there is some form in the stable, though Vlhova itself remains a peripheral member of that success story. The recent form chart tells a familiar tale for this type of horse: three consecutive places followed by a run of mid-field finishes, none of them disasters but none of them victories either. Vlhova is the kind of horse you back for place bets on the right day at the right track, not the kind that wins often enough to make headlines or turn heads.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 12% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
28 Jul
12th
Galway
7f – 1m · Yielding · 18 runners
30 Jun
13th
Roscommon
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 13 runners
5 Nov
2nd
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 10 runners
19 Oct
2nd
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Heavy · 16 runners
22 Sep
4th
Listowel
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 17 runners
9 Sep
3rd
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 15 runners
14 Jul
🏆 Won
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding_To_Soft · 14 runners
2 Jul
11th
Tipperary
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
13 Jun
3rd
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 20 runners
29 May
7th
Fairyhouse
7f – 1m · Yielding · 16 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 |
3 |
1 second, 1 third, 1 other |
5 Nov |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
2 Jul |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
22 Sep |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
28 Jul |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
14 Jul |
100% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
13 Jun |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Jun |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
19 Oct |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 May |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jun |
0% |