Free Flow
Free Flow is a 6-year-old horse treading water. In 30 races, the horse has won just once—at Thurles on 15 March 2025—and finished in the top 3 a further six times, giving a career record that reads more like persistence than promise. That single win came 19 months ago, and Free Flow hasn't tasted victory since, which explains why recent form makes uncomfortable reading: 11th, 8th, 10th, 4th, 6th, and 11th in the last six outings. The wins-to-races ratio—roughly 1 in every 33 starts—puts this firmly in the category of a horse that shows up, tries hard, and goes home with nothing to show for it most days.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
There is, though, a distance sweet spot worth noting. When Free Flow runs over 1 mile 6 furlongs to 2 miles, the picture brightens: one win from four races at that trip, or 25 percent. That's a meaningful difference. The one victory came at Thurles, which may suggest the track suits, though a single win there isn't enough to call it a stronghold. Stable jockey Luke McAteer has ridden Free Flow 13 times without a winner, which hints that the combination hasn't quite clicked.
Edward F Power's Ballycahill yard, based in Thurles, has been modest this season with five winners overall, so there's no sense that this is an elite operation firing on all cylinders. Free Flow raced just yesterday and remains active, but the 19-month drought between wins—combined with recent form that includes five finishes outside the top 3 in the last six starts—paints a picture of a horse at the lower end of the competitive scale, one that occasionally threatens but rarely delivers.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 10 starts (10%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Dundalk in 6 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 13 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Oct
11th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
2 Oct
8th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 23 runners
11 Sep
10th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
4 Sep
4th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
21 Jul
6th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
22 Mar
11th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 14 runners
4 Mar
9th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 12 runners
18 Jan
11th
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 13 runners
27 Dec
7th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 17 runners
15 Dec
11th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 17 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
6 |
6 other |
14 Jan |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
13 Oct |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
4 Mar |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
27 Dec |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
18 Jan |
50% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
2 |
2 seconds |
16 Jul |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Mar |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
31 May |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Aug |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
7 Sep |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Jul |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
4 Sep |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
31 May |
0% |