Morse
Morse has tasted victory just once in a long career, a breakthrough win at Leopardstown back in April 2024 that remains the horse's only success across 18 races. That single win came at the sweet spot of distance — somewhere between a mile and a furlong and a mile and two furlongs — where Morse performs at its best, winning 1 of 6 races at those trips (17%). Since that isolated victory nearly two and a half years ago, the six-year-old has racked up four places but no wins, a dry spell that defines its record of just 6% win rate overall.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Mrs John M Weld N J Hitchins
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
22.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The horse continues to race regularly under jockey N G McCullagh, who has ridden Morse in 10 starts and shared in that sole career win together. Charles Weld's Newbridge yard trains the horse and, despite the modest return across the stable's runners this season, continues to find races for a horse that plugs away without delivering the results its the yard might hope for. Recent form tells the story: Morse finished seventh just a day ago and has not broken the two-minute mile barrier for places in its last six outings, posting a run of finishes that reads 7-4-12-7-12-7. There is a glimmer of consistency — the horse did pick up fourth place in the second-most recent race — but longer gaps now separate any hint of a podium finish. For a horse that took nearly two years to find its feet, the current stretch without a win feels like a long-running pattern of promise that rarely pays off.
⚡ 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 6 starts (17%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 17% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Aug
7th
Cork
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 21 runners
11 Jun
4th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 8 runners
2 Nov
12th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 23 runners
19 Oct
7th
Leopardstown
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 21 runners
4 Oct
12th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 15 runners
1 Sep
7th
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 19 runners
29 Mar
14th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 21 runners
24 Feb
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 14 runners
12 Jan
9th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 25 runners
28 Oct
10th
Galway
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 16 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 |
6 |
1 win, 5 other |
11 Jun |
16.7% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
2 Nov |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
2 thirds |
14 Feb |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
24 Feb |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
1 Sep |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
28 Oct |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Aug |
0% |