Mother Ship
Mother Ship is a six-year-old who has yet to break through to victory after 22 races on the track. The horse has picked up four places but remains winless, and that lack of a breakthrough win is the defining story of its career so far. Recent form suggests the pattern is holding: a fifth-place finish in its last outing, preceded by two eighth-place runs and a tenth, indicates Mother Ship is hovering somewhere in the middle of fields rather than challenging at the front.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Give Me A Name Syndicate
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
18.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The horse is a regular partner with jockey Paddy Hanlon, who has ridden it in 13 races without a win. Their partnership has not yet found the winning formula, though Hanlon remains its most frequent rider. Mother Ship is trained by John Joseph Hanlon at Bagenalstown in County Carlow, a yard that has been sending winners to the track this season—eleven of them already—which suggests the training operation knows how to get horses to the line. That makes Mother Ship's inability to win all the more curious: it is in a yard capable of producing success, yet the victories remain out of reach. At six years old, time is not necessarily on its side if it is ever to record that first win. The horse is still racing, having run just a day ago, so the opportunity to break the duck remains.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
19 Aug
2nd
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
7 Aug
7th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
16 Jul
10th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
30 May
8th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
12 May
8th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
16 Oct
5th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
27 Sep
DNF
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
6 Sep
2nd
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
23 Aug
5th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
14 Aug
7th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 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 |
|---|
| Tramore Sharp |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
30 May |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
3 |
3 other |
16 Jul |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
3 |
1 second, 1 third, 1 other |
19 Aug |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
29 May |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
7 Aug |
0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
6 Sep |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
16 Oct |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
28 May |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
10 Jun |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Mar |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
9 May |
0% |