That one career victory came at Roscommon in May 2025, and it came over a distance of between a mile and six furlongs and two miles — the kind of longer trip that suits a horse who needs time to warm into a race. At those distances specifically, Coulstys Way has won 1 from 5 races, which translates to a 20% win rate, or roughly 1 in every 5 attempts. That is a genuinely encouraging figure. It suggests that when the trip is right, this horse is competitive at a meaningful level, and it is over shorter trips that the record looks thinner.
The recent run of form reads 3-–-8-8-2-5 going back through the last six outings, with the most recent coming just a day ago. A third, a second, and a blank result are mixed in with some heavier defeats, which points to a horse that blows hot and cold. The win at Roscommon now sits 14 months in the past, which is a long gap, and finding a repeat has proven elusive since.
Patrick Magee trains Coulstys Way from a yard in Shercock, County Cavan, and it is a stable in decent nick right now — 8 winners sent out already this season, which shows the operation knows how to get a horse ready to win. For Coulstys Way, the combination of a longer trip and the right ground could be all it takes to end that drought. The talent is clearly there. It just needs everything to fall into place on the day.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roscommon Sharp |
3 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 other | 1 Jul | 33.3% |
| Killarney Sharp |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 15 Jul | 0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 1 Aug | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 3 Oct | 0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 9 May | 0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 24 Apr | 0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 22 Sep | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 16 Nov | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 24 May | 0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 19 Jul | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 12 Jun | 0% |