The recent form offers a flicker of encouragement. Two of the last six outings have produced placed finishes, including a runner-up effort most recently, and with a race just yesterday, this is a horse still very much in the thick of things. The two blank runs in the sequence — shown as dashes — suggest a couple of missed appearances along the way, but the horse has come back and found its level again.
John Aherne has been the regular rider, teaming up with Love Like This on 10 occasions without a win to show for it. That is a long partnership to maintain without a big day, and it speaks either to loyalty or to a shared belief that the breakthrough might still come. John Patrick Ryan trains the horse out of Templemore in County Tipperary, and his yard has been in solid form this season with 21 winners sent out — so the operation clearly knows how to win races. Love Like This just hasn't been the one doing it.
At 42 races into a career, the record is what it is. Some horses place reliably and earn their keep that way; others are quietly waiting for conditions to align. Love Like This sits somewhere in that conversation — consistent enough to keep getting entries, elusive enough to keep people wondering.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonmel Sharp |
9 | 1 third, 8 other | 26 Mar | 0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
6 | 4 seconds, 2 other | 12 May | 0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
5 | 2 seconds, 3 other | 29 Jan | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
5 | 5 other | 21 May | 0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 11 Apr | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
3 | 1 third, 2 other | 4 Mar | 0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 | 2 other | 16 Jun | 0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
2 | 2 other | 20 Sep | 0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 4 May | 0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 8 Nov | 0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 31 May | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 22 Mar | 0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 6 Oct | 0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 10 Oct | 0% |