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Road To Home

There's a horse that keeps showing up, keeps running well, and keeps just missing out — and that's Road To Home in a nutshell. The seven-year-old has won 2 races from 12, which works out at roughly 1 in every 6, and has placed eight times on top of that. In other words, this horse has finished in the first three nearly every time it has lined up. The frustrating part? It hasn't converted one of those placed efforts into a win in the last six races.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Gamut
Mother
Rosshill Opera
Owner
P Davies
Rating
137

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
12
Career races
2
Wins
16.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
66.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
Auto-Generated

The most recent victory came at Hexham in March 2025, a full 13 months ago now, and before that the first win arrived at Listowel back in June 2024. Two wins in total, and neither of them at the highest level — but the consistent placing tells you this is a horse that tries hard and rarely has a bad day. The recent form of 3-2-3-3 (ignoring one blank run) shows a horse that is always thereabouts, always competitive, just not quite finding that extra gear when it matters most.

What makes the situation interesting is who is training this horse. W P Mullins — Willie Mullins — is one of the most celebrated names in jump racing, and his yard at Muine Bheag in Co Carlow has sent out 230 winners already this season alone. That is a quite extraordinary number and tells you this is an operation at the very top of the sport. Road To Home might not be the star of the stable, but being part of that team means it is prepared and placed with care. Regular jockey Brian Hayes has ridden the horse six times without a win between them, though the placed finishes suggest the partnership isn't going badly — the wins just haven't come.

Road To Home raced just one day ago and is clearly in good enough shape to keep going. A horse still active, still placing, still trained by one of the best yards in the business — the next win may be overdue, but it doesn't look far away.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Loves
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
25 Apr
3rd
Sandown Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
12 Mar
2nd
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 24 runners
2 Feb
DNF
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 24 runners
17 Dec
3rd
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
28 Nov
3rd
Doncaster
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
26 Oct
5th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 12 runners
7 Oct
3rd
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 6 runners
22 Apr
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
25 Mar
🏆 Won
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
23 Feb
3rd
Naas
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 22 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/6
Won / Rode
Mr P W Mullins Current Jockey
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Naas
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 23 Feb 0%
Galway
Tight
2 1 third, 1 other 26 Oct 0%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 win 3 Jun 100%
Hexham
Undulating
1 1 win 25 Mar 100%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 other 22 Apr 0%
Sandown Park
Galloping
1 1 third 25 Apr 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 2 Feb 0%
Newbury
Galloping
1 1 third 17 Dec 0%
Cheltenham
Galloping
1 1 second 12 Mar 0%
Doncaster
Galloping
1 1 third 28 Nov 0%