Mode Avion
Mode Avion remains a work in progress for
Gordon Elliott's powerful Longwood yard, still hunting for consistency at four years old. The horse has won once from eight races — a breakthrough success at Fairyhouse on 21 February 2026 — but that victory now sits six months in the past, making recent form a puzzle of near-misses and disappointment. In the last six outings, Mode Avion has placed three times (including a second just two races back) yet failed to get back to the winner's circle, suggesting the horse knows how to run well without quite being able to finish the job when it counts.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Gigginstown House Stud
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
50%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The pattern is frustrating rather than alarming. A horse that wins roughly one in eight races is hardly a disaster, and Mode Avion's record of four places from eight attempts shows it regularly gets into contention. The second place came recently enough to suggest the form is still there, just not quite clicking. Elliott's Longwood yard has sent out 210 winners this season alone, so resources and expertise are not in question. What Mode Avion needs now is a return to the winner's enclosure — the kind of breakthrough that might unlock a run of form. At four and still active, there is time to find that key, though the six-month absence from victory will be playing on the yard' minds.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on heavy ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
7 Aug
6th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
28 Apr
12th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 21 runners
4 Apr
6th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
12 Mar
2nd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 6 runners
21 Feb
🏆 Won
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 7 runners
29 Jan
3rd
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 15 runners
26 Dec
4th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 11 runners
13 Nov
3rd
Punchestown
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 7 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Josh Williamson Current Jockey
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
4 Apr |
50% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
12 Mar |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
28 Apr |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
29 Jan |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
7 Aug |
0% |