Back The West
Twenty-three races, zero wins — and Back The West is still turning up. At 11 years old, this horse has had plenty of chances to find the winner's enclosure and hasn't managed it yet, though it has picked up three placed finishes along the way to show it isn't entirely out of its depth.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
12.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form makes for tough reading: a fourth place is the best it has managed across the last six races, with a string of mid-field finishes either side of that. Jockey Gavin Brouder has stuck with the horse through five of those attempts together and is yet to get a win out of it, which tells its own story.
What's perhaps most striking is the sheer persistence on display — horse and team alike. Back The West raced just yesterday and is clearly still being kept active and in training at an age when many horses have long since been retired. Whether a first win is still on the cards is hard to say, but after 23 attempts, hope appears to spring eternal in this particular yard.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Kilbeggan in 6 attempts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
21 May
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners
10 May
DNF
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 24 runners
25 Oct
9th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
6 Oct
5th
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
8 Sep
7th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 20 runners
20 Aug
9th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
22 Jul
4th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
21 May
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
28 Oct
DNF
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
30 Mar
10th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 24 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 |
|---|
| Kilbeggan Tight |
6 |
1 second, 1 third, 4 other |
2 Sep |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
4 |
4 other |
25 Oct |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
6 Oct |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
10 May |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
10 Mar |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
21 May |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Mar |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 May |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Jul |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jul |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Dec |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 Aug |
0% |