Following Orders
Seven races in, and Following Orders is still waiting for its moment. The six-year-old has placed on seven occasions from eleven races but has yet to get its head in front, and the last six outings have produced nothing better than a second place — which came two races ago — and a fifth before that. It is the kind of record that tells you the horse is competitive enough to keep showing up near the front, but something always seems to get in the way at the crucial moment.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Ire Asset Holding Limited
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
63.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The partnership with jockey Tiernan Power Roche has been given every chance to click, with eight races together and no wins to show for it. That is a long run without a breakthrough for any combination, though the placed finishes suggest they are not far off the pace. The question is whether the right opportunity simply hasn't come along yet, or whether winning is genuinely beyond this horse at its current level.
What works in Following Orders' favour is the team behind it. Trainer P J Rothwell, based at Tinahely in County Wicklow, has sent out 35 winners already this season — a yard clearly in form and not short of confidence. When a busy, successful operation keeps running a horse, it usually means they believe there is a race to be won somewhere. Following Orders raced just one day ago, so the yard are clearly keeping it busy and looking for an opening. Sometimes that persistence is exactly what it takes.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Jul
DNF
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
15 Jun
DNF
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
15 May
DNF
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
18 Apr
DNF
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
19 Sep
5th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 6 runners
25 Aug
2nd
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
5 Aug
2nd
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
4 Jul
4th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
24 Apr
6th
Kilbeggan
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
15 Mar
3rd
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Good · 19 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Kilbeggan Tight |
3 |
3 other |
15 Jun |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
15 Mar |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
5 Aug |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
2 Mar |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 Apr |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
25 Aug |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jul |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
19 Sep |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jul |
0% |