Thompson's yard has been in decent form this season, sending out 9 winners, so Cusack is part of a setup that knows how to prepare a horse to win. His most regular partner in the saddle is Sean Kirrane, who has ridden him 17 times and come away with 4 wins — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 4 rides together, which is a strong number and suggests the two have developed a real understanding over time.
The sweet spot for Cusack is a distance of seven furlongs to a mile, where he has won 3 of his 8 races — that is 38%, or more than 1 in every 3 attempts, which is a striking conversion rate. It tells you that when he lines up at that trip, he is always worth watching. Most of his racing has come at Class 5 level — the bread-and-butter tier of the sport — where he has won 5 of 29 races, roughly 1 in every 6 starts at that grade.
His last win came at Newcastle in March 2025, now 14 months ago, and recent form has been patchy — finishing 12th, 12th, 6th, 8th, 4th, and 9th across his last six races. He raced just yesterday, so he is clearly still an active and busy campaigner, but it is fair to say he is in a lean spell right now. That said, horses like Cusack have a habit of popping up with a win when the conditions fall right. He has done it 10 times before, and with the right distance, the right track, and Kirrane in the saddle, there is no reason to think the 11th is not still to come.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
44 | 9 wins, 6 seconds, 6 thirds, 23 other | 2 Jun | 20.5% |
| Southwell Galloping |
3 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 third | 25 Jan | 33.3% |
| Redcar Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 21 Jun | 0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
2 | 2 thirds | 31 May | 0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 27 May | 0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 8 Jul | 0% |