Anyway

The numbers, when you look closely, are more interesting than the headline record suggests. Across 24 races, Anyway has won 4 and placed 8 more times — meaning it has finished in the money in exactly half its races. That's a horse that is consistently competitive, even if it doesn't always cross the line first. What really stands out is how it performs on slightly soft ground, the kind of conditions you get after a day or two of rain when the track has a bit of give underfoot. On that surface, Anyway has won 2 from just 4 races — that's one in every two, which is a remarkable conversion rate for any horse at this level. On normal, everyday ground it wins roughly 1 in every 4, which is still solid. The message is clear: a bit of moisture in the ground brings out the best in this horse.

Michael O'Sullivan is the jockey most associated with Anyway, partnering the horse in 5 of its 24 races and winning once together — a 20% win rate, which means they've clicked on 1 in every 5 occasions they've been paired. That's a meaningful partnership rather than a casual one.

The most recent win came at Kilbeggan on 16 June 2025, and looking at the last six runs the picture is mixed — a couple of encouraging fourth-place finishes sandwiched around some tougher days. Anyway hasn't raced in 56 days, so there's been a short break since those runs, which often signals a horse being freshened up ahead of a targeted return. The first career win came at Downpatrick back in August 2023, so this isn't a horse finding its feet — it knows what it's doing. Whether the next run brings another winner depends, as it so often does with Anyway, on what the weather has been doing beforehand.