Outside The Door

Across a career spanning 29 races, Outside The Door has won 7 times and placed on a further 11 occasions — that's a win rate of roughly 1 in every 4 races, which is a solid return for a horse at this level. The career began in earnest with a first win at Listowel back in September 2021, and the horse has kept finding the winner's enclosure ever since. On normal ground conditions, it is even more potent: 4 wins from just 9 races at 44%, meaning it wins almost every other time the ground is playing fair.

Jockey Aidan Kelly knows this horse better than almost anyone, having partnered it 19 times and ridden 4 of its 7 winners — winning at a rate of roughly 1 in every 5 rides together. That kind of established partnership matters. A jockey who has sat on a horse dozens of times understands its quirks, when to ask, and when to wait. Trainer Padraig Roche, based in Co Kildare, has had a productive season with 7 winners sent out from the yard, and Outside The Door has been part of that story.

The recent form reads 2-7-10-–-1-5, which tells an interesting tale. There is a win in there from August, a couple of decent placed efforts, and a couple of disappointing days — typical of a ten-year-old who clearly still has the appetite to compete but picks its moments. Crucially, it raced just one day ago, so it is fit, active, and very much in training. If Wexford comes around again on the schedule, and the ground comes up normal, the form book says back it without hesitation.