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Blaze The Way

There are horses that take their time finding their best, and then there are horses that make you wait — and then suddenly remind you exactly why you kept the faith. Blaze The Way is firmly in the second camp. An 8-year-old trained by Ms Margaret Mullins out of Goresbridge in County Kilkenny, this horse has built a career record of 3 wins and 8 places from 18 races, winning at a rate of roughly 1 in every 6 outings. That is not a flashy number on paper, but the quality of those wins tells a different story entirely.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Getaway
Mother
Enniscoffey
Owner
Molly Willis & Paul Willis & Brian Groarke & Tom Groarke
Rating
146

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
18
Career races
3
Wins
16.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
44.4%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
19 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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The headline moment came on 12 December 2025, when Blaze The Way won a Class 1 race at Cheltenham — one of the most prestigious venues in jump racing, where the best horses in Britain and Ireland come to be tested. Winning at that level is not something that happens by accident. It is the kind of result that reframes everything that came before it and raises expectations for everything that follows. The first career win had arrived at Thurles back in March 2024, so there has been a clear upward curve to this horse's story.

Most of those 18 races have been ridden by Danny Mullins, who has been in the saddle for 14 of them and has won 2, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 7 rides together. That is a decent partnership, and the fact that the most significant win of this horse's career came with Mullins aboard suggests the combination is still building. The Mullins yard has been in good form this season, sending out 6 winners, and Blaze The Way has been a meaningful part of that tally.

The recent form reads 7-7-5-1-4-2 — that Class 1 Cheltenham win sitting right in the middle of it. Two top-seven finishes since then might look modest, but it is worth remembering this horse raced just 19 days ago and is very much still active. There is no sense of a horse winding down. If anything, the trajectory here — a steady career, a peak at Cheltenham, and a trainer with a live yard — suggests Blaze The Way still has something left to say.

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on heavy ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
Excellent record on yielding_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Heavy (very wet)
Loves
Good to soft
Loves
Yielding to soft
Loves
Yielding
Good (firm-ish)
Soft (muddy)
Good to yielding
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1
Class 2
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Left-handed, tight turning
Right-handed, undulating
Right-handed, tight turning
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
10 Mar
7th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 22 runners
10 Mar
7th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 22 runners
25 Jan
5th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 8 runners
12 Dec
🏆 Won
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
15 Oct
4th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 6 runners
1 Oct
2nd
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 9 runners
21 Sep
6th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 8 runners
8 May
5th
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
22 Apr
8th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
15 Mar
4th
Uttoxeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 17 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
14.3%
Win rate
2/14
Won / Rode
Mr T Hamilton
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Navan
Galloping
3 1 win, 1 second, 1 other 18 Jan 33.3%
Cheltenham
Galloping
3 1 win, 2 other 10 Mar 33.3%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
3 1 third, 2 other 22 Apr 0%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 win 5 Mar 100%
Uttoxeter
Sharp
1 1 other 15 Mar 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 third 27 Dec 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
1 1 other 8 May 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 third 9 Nov 0%
Sligo
Sharp
1 1 second 1 Oct 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 other 15 Oct 0%
Naas
Galloping
1 1 other 25 Jan 0%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 other 21 Sep 0%