The last six outings include a second-place finish and a fourth, which suggests Head For Home is at least competitive at this level — just not quite getting to the front when it matters. The two dashes in that recent sequence indicate races where no finishing position was recorded, which can happen for various reasons, and they make the overall picture a little harder to read. What is clear is that this is a horse that keeps showing up: it raced just one day ago, which speaks to a yard that believes there is still something worth finding in this animal.
Phillip Enright has been the regular rider, partnering Head For Home in 8 of its 12 races without getting a winner. That is a long run together without a breakthrough, and at some point both horse and jockey will be hoping the partnership finally clicks. Oliver McKiernan's yard has sent out 6 winners this season, so the operation clearly knows how to get horses to win — Head For Home has just not been one of them yet.
Whether a first win ever comes is the open question. A second place from 12 races is a modest return, and at six years old the window is not getting wider. But the horse is still active, still placing occasionally, and still being put forward to race — which means the team has not given up. Sometimes that patience is rewarded. Sometimes it is not. For now, Head For Home remains one of racing's persistent nearly-horses, chasing something that has so far stayed just out of reach.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downpatrick Undulating |
3 | 3 other | 14 Jun | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 14 Oct | 0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 25 Nov | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 5 Nov | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 20 Sep | 0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 12 Apr | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 10 May | 0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 1 Jun | 0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 4 Jul | 0% |