West Tyrone
West Tyrone is a 4-year-old who has picked up exactly two wins from 16 races, which puts him at the lower end of the success scale — he wins roughly once every eight times he races. But there is something worth noting about those victories: the second one came just this week at Ayr, and it arrived after a stretch of racing that looked decidedly ordinary. In his last six outings he has finished 1st, 3rd, 12th, 8th, 2nd, and 10th, which reads like the kind of wildly inconsistent form that would have most owners reaching for the exit. Instead, he bounced back with a win, which suggests there is enough spark left in him to find the winners' enclosure when conditions align.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
37.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trainer Lizzie Quinlan, based at Bolton Mill in Cumbria, has a modest yard — she sent out four winners across the whole season — so when she gets a victory with West Tyrone, it counts for something. The horse has won both his races at modest level (Class 5 company), and he is not lighting up the track: wins in just 1 of every 10 starts at that grade. Tom Eaves, his most regular pilot, has ridden him ten times for one win, a similar ratio. West Tyrone's first win came at Southwell back in March 2025, and then the gap stretched long before this week's success at Ayr. For a horse that costs the yard the effort of regular racing, he delivers results infrequently enough that his value is entirely circumstantial — but that Ayr win proves he is not finished yet.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
✔ Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good 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
Good to soft (some give)
Loves
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
10 Aug
🏆 Won
Ayr
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
9 Jun
3rd
Carlisle
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
26 Apr
12th
Wetherby
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
27 Mar
8th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 9 runners
18 Sep
2nd
Ayr
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
21 Aug
10th
Newcastle
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 14 runners
24 Jul
6th
Doncaster
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 11 runners
4 Jul
7th
Haydock Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 7 runners
17 May
7th
Thirsk
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
1 May
3rd
Redcar
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 8 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 |
|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
27 Mar |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 other |
10 Aug |
33.3% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
2 Apr |
50% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jul |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Jul |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
9 Jun |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 May |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jul |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
1 May |
0% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Apr |
0% |