Calm Flight Ahead
Calm Flight Ahead has the look of a horse finally finding its feet. The five-year-old won twice in its last six races — most recently this week at Downpatrick, just four days after finishing second at the same track. That back-to-back appearance suggests the trainer
P J Rothwell is keeping the horse busy and confident, which usually means a horse is in good form and suited to frequent racing.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Miss Phidelma Elvin Donal P Keane
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Over a career spanning seven races, Calm Flight Ahead has won 2 and placed 2 (a 29% win rate — roughly 1 in every 3 races). That is a respectable record for a mid-level horse, but what matters more is the trend. The recent form reads 1-1-–-11-13-11, meaning wins in the last two completed races, with two earlier attempts that didn't land. This is a horse warming up nicely at the right time. The first win came in August at Sligo, and now September has brought another victory, suggesting Calm Flight Ahead may be hitting a productive spell.
Working for Rothwell's Tinahely yard in Co Wicklow is significant in another way: the trainer has already sent out 35 winners this season, which speaks to a competent operation producing consistent results. Calm Flight Ahead appears to be one of the yard's more reliable performers right now. With two wins in its last six outings and the horse still racing actively, there is every reason to think this streak could continue into October.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Likes
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Oct
4th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
18 Sep
🏆 Won
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
19 Aug
🏆 Won
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
28 May
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners
10 Apr
11th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
21 Mar
13th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 27 runners
5 Mar
11th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 21 runners
2 Mar
10th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 16 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 |
|---|
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
19 Aug |
100% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
18 Sep |
100% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
10 Apr |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Mar |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
5 Mar |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Mar |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 May |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
8 Oct |
0% |