Wild Bessie
Wild Bessie is a three-year-old with one win from five races, a record that tells a story of genuine promise mixed with frustration. She broke her duck at Cork in April on the kind of day when a first victory feels like vindication — the race she needed to prove she belonged. Since then, nothing has quite clicked. Her last five outings read 9-7-10-1-8, and while that ninth-place effort came just over a day ago, the pattern is one of inconsistency. She's shown she can run well — that seventh was respectable, and the 10th came in a tougher spot — but piecing together another win has eluded her so far, five months on from her breakthrough.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Mrs S Rowley Williams
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
20%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The good news is that the distance window where she races best is clear. At 7 furlongs to a mile, she has won 1 of 3 races (33%), a win rate nearly double her overall record. That's not a huge sample, but it suggests there's a sweet spot where her running style suits the race. Henry De Bromhead's Knockeen yard, which has sent out 110 winners this season, clearly sees something in her. The challenge now is landing the next one. Patience with a three-year-old in this position is warranted — she's still finding her feet — but consistency is what's needed to turn that single win into a proper career.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 33% win rate
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Aug
9th
Cork
7f – 1m · Yielding · 14 runners
15 Jul
7th
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 12 runners
4 May
10th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 12 runners
4 Apr
🏆 Won
Cork
7f – 1m · Soft_To_Heavy · 11 runners
26 Sep
8th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 15 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 |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
30 Aug |
50% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 May |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Sep |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jul |
0% |