Disco Dancer (IRE) — Horse Explorer | Saturday Racing

Career Trajectory

last 25 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 41
Win %: 12%
Placed %: 44%
Trend: Fading

Course Record

16 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Downpatrick (IRE) — well clear of the 44% career baseline.

Downpatrick (IRE) SPEC 100% 0-3-3
Cork (IRE) 100% 1-1-2
Down Royal (IRE) 100% 2-0-2
Bellewstown (IRE) 50% 0-1-2
Listowel (IRE) 50% 0-1-2
Fairyhouse (IRE) 0% 0-0-2
Navan (IRE) 0% 0-0-2
Punchestown (IRE) 0% 0-0-2
Gowran Park (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Limerick (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Killarney (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Leopardstown (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Taunton 0% 0-0-1
Tipperary (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Tramore (IRE) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

10 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Jack Kennedy 71% 0-5-7
Sam Ewing 60% 1-2-5
Danny Gilligan NOW 25% 1-0-4
Carl Millar 0% 0-0-2
Mr H C Swan 0% 0-0-2
Kevin Sexton 100% 0-1-1
Mr J M Halford 100% 1-0-1
Declan McDonogh 0% 0-0-1
James Bowen 0% 0-0-1
James Smith(5) 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Gordon Elliott NOW 44% 3-8-25

Going Record

17 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 83% on Good, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 83% 1-4-6
Good to Soft 20% 0-1-5
Soft 20% 1-0-5
Heavy 0% 0-0-1

Distance Record

25 classifiable runs

Leaning Best at staying trips (46% itm) but capable elsewhere.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 0% 0-0-1
Staying ≥ 1m4f 46% 3-8-24

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first

UR 9 May 2026 13 days ago

Killarney (IRE)
- 2m1f
- Good To Yielding
- Tongue tie
OR 117 -2

Danny Gilligan

Midfield - mistake and unseated 2nd (vet said mare had blood at both nostrils post-race)(op 33/1 tchd 25/1)
8th/10 18 Apr 2026 34 days ago

Bellewstown (IRE)
- 2m1f
- Yielding
- Tongue tie + cheekpieces
btn 1.5 OR 119 -1

Jack Kennedy

Midfield - mistake 4 out - soon dropped to rear - no extra from 2 out(op 14/1)
5th/12 21 Mar 2026 62 days ago

Navan (IRE)
- 2m
- Soft
- Tongue tie
btn 1.75 OR 120

James Smith

Jumped right on occasions - led - awkward jump 2nd - headed after 2 out - no extra when slightly hampered last(op 28/1)
8th/10 13 Feb 2026 98 days ago

Dundalk (AW) (IRE)
- 1m4f
- Standard
- Tongue tie
btn 2.5

Declan McDonogh

Midfield - weakened over 2f out(op 16/1 tchd 10/1)
5th/5 20 Feb 2025 456 days ago

Punchestown (IRE)
- 2m
- Soft
Danny Gilligan

Raced in second - lost position after 4th - mistake 5th - not fluent and weakened 2 out - tailed off when tired jump last(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)
4th/19 2 Feb 2025 474 days ago

Leopardstown (IRE)
- 2m2f
- Soft
Danny Gilligan

Prominent - briefly disputed lead after 1st - briefly disputed lead from 2 out - weakened towards finish(tchd 50/1)
1st/4 21 Jan 2025 486 days ago

Down Royal (IRE)
- 2m1f
- Good To Yielding
won

Danny Gilligan

Made all - not fluent 4th - not fluent 2 out - good jump last - soon ridden - kept on well - always doing enough(op 10/3)
F 30 Dec 2024 508 days ago

Taunton
- 2m½f
- Good To Soft
James Bowen

Held up in rear - some headway after 3 out - outpaced after 2 out - no extra when fell last(op 12/1)
4th/10 10 Dec 2024 528 days ago

Punchestown (IRE)
- 2m3f
- Good To Yielding
Sam Ewing

Towards rear - headway after 3 out - went fourth but no extra run-in(op 33/1)
5th/12 30 Nov 2024 538 days ago

Fairyhouse (IRE)
- 2m4f
- Yielding
Carl Millar

Midfield - headway before 4 out - pressed leader from 3 out - weakening when hit last(tchd 11/1)