The recent form makes for tough reading. Looking at the last six runs, the best effort is a second-place finish, which stands out like a beacon against a string of seventh, eighth, and other mid-field results. That runner-up spot is genuinely the closest Party Pack has come to a win across an entire career of 16 races — and it has never managed to go one better. A win rate of zero from sixteen attempts is a difficult thing to spin positively, but the second place at least suggests the horse is not completely without ability. It has touched the frame once, which means it has not been entirely without a moment worth remembering.
What keeps things interesting is that Party Pack raced just yesterday and is clearly still in active training under J P Flavin at the yard in Tramore, Co Waterford. Flavin's operation has sent out 10 winners already this season, so this is not a struggling yard firing blanks — the trainer knows how to find a race for the right horse. The question is whether Party Pack is ever going to be that right horse. At 8 years old, time is not on its side, but the fact that the team keeps running it suggests they still believe there is a day out there with Party Pack's name on it.
Whether that day comes or not, there is something quietly admirable about a horse that keeps showing up. Sixteen races is a long road, and Party Pack has walked every inch of it.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 16 Nov | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 16 Jan | 0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 1 Jan | 0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 12 Apr | 0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 31 May | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 6 Apr | 0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 29 Aug | 0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 9 May | 0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 | 1 other | 11 Jul | 0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 3 Dec | 0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 5 Oct | 0% |