Astley
Astley is a six-year-old with a straightforward story: a horse that has raced eleven times without finding the winner's circle. Three placings suggest occasional moments of promise, but wins remain elusive. The recent form tells that familiar tale — three fifth-place finishes in the last six runs, with a couple of third and fourth-place efforts in between. That is a horse treading water at the lower end of competitive racing, the kind that shows up, runs honestly, and goes home without the prize money.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by Paul Traynor at Templepatrick in County Antrim, Astley races for a yard that has managed just a single winner across the season so far. For a trainer, that kind of tally suggests either a small operation, a difficult year, or both. Astley remains active — it raced just a day ago — which means the trainer believes there is still a race out there where it might break through. Whether that confidence is rewarded or whether Astley remains a bridesmaid rather than a bride is something only time will tell.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
9 Oct
DNF
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
3 Oct
3rd
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 9 runners
28 Aug
4th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 22 runners
4 May
5th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
24 Apr
5th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
12 Apr
3rd
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
21 Mar
5th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 5 runners
4 Mar
7th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 7 runners
26 Dec
14th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
2 May
12th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 23 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Down Royal Galloping |
4 |
1 third, 3 other |
28 Aug |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Mar |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
9 Oct |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 May |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
17 Apr |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Feb |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
24 Apr |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Mar |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
3 Oct |
0% |