Winning Paddy
Eight years old and still finding his best, Winning Paddy finally got his moment in the sun at Newton Abbot just this week, landing his first career win on 3 June 2026. It has taken him four races to get there, but a 25% win rate — one win from four starts — is actually a perfectly respectable return, and the fact he has also picked up a placed finish along the way suggests he has been competitive more often than his record might first suggest.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
25%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form does tell a more complicated story. Reading from his latest race backwards, the sequence runs 1-7-8-16 — meaning that win on Wednesday followed a run of finishing well down the field. Horses can be frustratingly inconsistent, and Winning Paddy is a case in point: capable of winning, but capable of disappointing too. At eight, he is no youngster, so the key question for his trainer Alexandra Dunn is whether this week's victory marks a genuine upturn in form or a one-off on a day everything clicked.
Dunn trains out of West Buckland in Somerset and has sent out two winners this season, so Winning Paddy accounts for half of that tally — no small thing for a small yard. Newton Abbot is practically a local track for a Somerset-based operation, and it would be no surprise if Dunn sends him back there to try to make the most of what looks like a happy hunting ground. He raced just yesterday, so the yard will be watching closely to see how he comes out of that run before planning the next step.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Jun
🏆 Won
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
22 Apr
7th
Taunton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
29 Dec
8th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 15 runners
12 Feb
16th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 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 |
|---|
| Newton Abbot Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
3 Jun |
100% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Dec |
0% |
| Taunton Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
22 Apr |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Feb |
0% |