Courtbrack Boy (IRE) — Horse Explorer | Saturday Racing

Career Trajectory

last 9 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 42
Win %: 11%
Placed %: 33%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

6 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Clonmel (IRE) — well clear of the 33% career baseline.

Clonmel (IRE) SPEC 67% 1-1-3
Tramore (IRE) 50% 0-1-2
Cork (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Killarney (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Listowel (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Thurles (IRE) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

4 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

John Shinnick NOW 50% 1-2-6
Jack G Gilligan 0% 0-0-1
Michael Kenneally(5) 0% 0-0-1
Sean O'Keeffe 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Terence O'Brien NOW 33% 1-2-9

Going Record

7 classifiable runs

Softspecialist Loves the dig — 100% in-the-money on softer ground vs 0% on fast.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 0% 0-0-2
Good to Soft 100% 0-1-1
Soft 0% 0-0-2
Heavy 100% 1-1-2

Distance Record

9 classifiable runs

Mixed No standout trip — every bracket comes in around the same modest strike rate.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f 33% 1-2-9

Recent Runs

last 9 races · newest first

2nd/10 19 Apr 2026 43 days ago

Tramore (IRE)
- 1m7½f
- Yielding
- Hood
btn 2.5 OR 94

John Shinnick

Prominent - led 2nd - jumped left 3rd - faced challenges before 2 out - headed approaching last - no chance with winner run-in(op 4/1)
4th/16 26 Mar 2026 67 days ago

Clonmel (IRE)
- 2m3f
- Soft
- Hood
btn 2.25 OR 94 +7

John Shinnick

Led - headed before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 15/8 tchd 5/2)
1st/11 26 Feb 2026 95 days ago

Clonmel (IRE)
- 2m½f
- Heavy
- Hood
won 0 OR 87 -1

John Shinnick

Took keen hold - prominent - led after 1st - wandered around before 2 out - ridden clear after 2 out - mistake last - kept on well(op 11/4)
2nd/14 8 Jan 2026 144 days ago

Clonmel (IRE)
- 2m1f
- Heavy
- Hood
btn 23 OR 88

John Shinnick

Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - on inner before 3rd - briefly went second before 2 out - rallying when mistake last - went second…
15th/18 16 Oct 2025 228 days ago

Thurles (IRE)
- 2m
- Good To Yielding
btn 1.75 OR 88 +1

John Shinnick

Took keen hold - prominent - disputed lead - jumped left 1st - led clearly after 2nd - jumped left 5th - headed after 3 out - soon…
4th/17 26 Sep 2025 248 days ago

Listowel (IRE)
- 2m
- Good To Yielding
btn .5 OR 87

Michael Kenneally

Prominent - led after 1st - wandered on approach to 2nd - headed before 2 out - no extra after last(op 28/1 tchd 22/1)
6th/7 17 Aug 2025 288 days ago

Tramore (IRE)
- 2m5½f
- Good
- Hood
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John Shinnick

Always behind(op 50/1)
8th/14 4 Aug 2025 301 days ago

Cork (IRE)
- 2m2½f
- Good
btn 3

Jack G Gilligan

Took keen hold - towards rear early - midfield 5th - mistake 4 out - weakened quickly from 3 out(op 33/1)
12th/15 17 Jul 2025 319 days ago

Killarney (IRE)
- 2m4½f
- Yielding To Soft
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Sean O'Keeffe

Took keen hold - prominent - mistake 1st - soon pulled way into lead - headed and prominent before 3rd - not fluent 5th - not fluent 7th -…