Forthill
Forthill is a four-year-old who has yet to win a race but has shown enough promise to suggest a breakthrough might not be far away. Across five races, the horse has finished in the top three on three separate occasions — including two third-place finishes and a runner-up — which tells you this is a horse that competes rather than just makes up the numbers. The frustrating part, of course, is that competing and winning are two very different things.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
John Joseph Flynn C Gray
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
60%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What gives the picture an interesting edge is the recent form. The last five runs read 3-10-3-2-5, and while the tenth and fifth places look poor, the pattern of close finishes sandwiched around them suggests a horse that can be inconsistent but, on its day, is knocking on the door. It raced just yesterday, so whoever is following Forthill closely is clearly keeping the horse busy and looking for opportunities.
The trainer is P Twomey, operating out of Cashel in County Tipperary, and this is a yard worth paying attention to. Thirty-five winners sent out in a single season is a serious tally — that is the kind of output that puts a trainer firmly in the conversation as one of the more productive operations in Irish racing. When a horse is trained somewhere with that level of momentum behind it, there is at least reason to believe the right opportunity is being looked for. Forthill has not found the winning formula yet, but the pieces around it are not discouraging.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Jul
3rd
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 6 runners
11 Apr
10th
Bellewstown
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 17 runners
2 Nov
3rd
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 24 runners
6 Oct
2nd
Killarney
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 7 runners
9 Sep
5th
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 8 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 |
|---|
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
9 Sep |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 Apr |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
12 Jul |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
6 Oct |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
2 Nov |
0% |