Launch Time
Launch Time is a 4-year-old that has found its true home at Leopardstown, where it has won twice in its last three visits. The most recent victory came just a week ago, on 6 August, and the horse is clearly in form — it won one of its last six races as well, finishing in the placings in two others. Over a career of 14 races, it has won twice and placed five times, a modest record overall, but the Leopardstown form tells a different story. At that track, Launch Time has delivered 2 wins from 3 races, a win rate of roughly one in three that marks it out as a genuine specialist where it matters most.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
35.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The key to Launch Time's success appears to be the distance and the track. It performs best between 7 furlongs and a mile — a moderate trip that suits many horses — and at Leopardstown in particular, something about the layout or conditions brings out the best. With a 14% win rate across all races (2 from 14), Launch Time would not jump out at you in a list of top performers, but a horse that wins a third of its races at one track is a different proposition. Trainer Cian Hughes, based at the modest Newcastle yard in County Dublin, is building a season that has produced two winners so far, and Launch Time appears to be the more consistent of the pair. With the horse active and recently successful, Hughes will be looking to exploit that Leopardstown advantage while it lasts.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 33% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
14 Aug
7th
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 19 runners
6 Aug
🏆 Won
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Good · 20 runners
1 Jul
3rd
Fairyhouse
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 13 runners
11 Jun
9th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 22 runners
24 Apr
4th
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
12 Apr
🏆 Won
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 23 runners
12 Dec
8th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 runners
21 Oct
4th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 24 runners
8 Oct
3rd
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 17 runners
6 Sep
3rd
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 26 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 |
|---|
| Leopardstown Galloping |
3 |
2 wins, 1 other |
6 Aug |
66.7% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
1 Jul |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
2 thirds |
8 Oct |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
14 Aug |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
21 Oct |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jul |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Jun |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Dec |
0% |