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Wholelotofbusiness

Wholelotofbusiness is a 7-year-old that has taken a long time to find the winner's circle. In 14 races across his career, the horse has managed just one win — at Killarney on 05 October 2025 — along with eight places. That's a win rate of roughly 1 in 14, which tells you this is a horse that tries hard but consistently finishes just outside the places money. It's the kind of record you see in horses that are honest but lack that extra gear needed to win regularly.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Arctic Cosmos
Mother
Whats Ur Business
Owner
Michael Kiely
Rating
120

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
14
Career races
1
Wins
7.1%
Win rate
avg ~10%
57.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
Auto-Generated

What's striking is that his sole victory came nearly 10 months ago, and since then nothing. His recent form reads 8-8-3-10-2-1, which includes a third place as his best result in his last six outings. The highs and lows don't suggest a horse improving — more one grinding away without much luck or improvement. Trainer Eoin Christopher McCarthy, based at Athea in County Limerick, has saddled 15 winners this season, so the yard clearly knows how to get horses across the line. But Wholelotofbusiness seems to be one of the harder puzzles. He raced just 1 day ago, which means he's an active runner, still being given chances to break his duck again. Jockey G B Noonan has ridden him in 9 of those 14 races, winning once together — an 11% win rate between them, slightly better than the horse's overall record but still suggesting they haven't quite cracked the code. For a horse with his limited winning experience, the next victory, whenever it comes, will matter less than proof that Killarney wasn't a one-off fluke.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on yielding ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Aug
8th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 22 runners
1 Jun
8th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 9 runners
9 May
3rd
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
5 Apr
10th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 20 runners
1 Nov
2nd
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 12 runners
5 Oct
🏆 Won
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 6 runners
24 Sep
2nd
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 21 runners
23 Aug
2nd
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
4 Aug
3rd
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
10 Jun
4th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
G B Noonan Current Jockey
11.1%
Win rate
1/9
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Killarney
Sharp
4 1 win, 2 seconds, 1 third 9 May 25%
Listowel
Sharp
3 1 second, 2 other 1 Jun 0%
Cork
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 5 Apr 0%
Limerick
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 30 Jan 0%
Sligo
Sharp
1 1 other 10 Jun 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
1 1 second 1 Nov 0%
Galway
Tight
1 1 other 1 Aug 0%