Truckers Cruising
There are horses that take their time finding the winner's enclosure, and Truckers Cruising is firmly in that category. The eight-year-old has won just once from 14 races — roughly 1 in every 14 outings — but that breakthrough finally came at Ayr on 1st December 2025, a result that will have been greeted with real relief by the team back in Ireland.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Ed Mulligan & John Finnegan & Aileen Saunders & Ann Holton
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
14.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
That winning moment at Ayr is the headline of a career that has otherwise been built on near-misses and patience, with two placed finishes alongside that single victory. Recent form is patchy — a string of out-of-the-money runs surrounds that December win — which suggests the Ayr performance may have caught the track and conditions just right on the day. Horses like this can be frustratingly inconsistent, showing enough in flashes to keep the yard hopeful but not quite reproducing it when it matters.
What is worth noting is who has Truckers Cruising in their care. Gordon Elliott's yard at Longwood in County Meath is one of the most powerful operations in jump racing, and this season alone the team has sent out 210 winners. That is a remarkable volume of success, and it means even a horse with a modest record like this one is surrounded by serious professional support. Elliott does not keep horses around without reason — if Truckers Cruising is still active and racing at eight years old, there is clearly a belief that the right opportunity is still out there. The horse raced just one day ago, so whatever comes next is not far away.
⚡ 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 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
4 May
DNF
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 23 runners
26 Dec
6th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 14 runners
10 Dec
DNF
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 8 runners
1 Dec
🏆 Won
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 7 runners
16 Nov
10th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 27 runners
11 Oct
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 16 runners
20 Sep
5th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
1 Jul
DNF
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 18 runners
10 Oct
4th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
18 Sep
8th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 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 |
|---|
| Tramore Sharp |
3 |
3 other |
10 Oct |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
16 Nov |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
1 Jul |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
1 Dec |
100% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Dec |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Oct |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
25 Jul |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Aug |
0% |
| Hexham Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
10 Dec |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 May |
0% |