Hakensack
Hakensack is a seven-year-old with a puzzle at the heart of its career: twelve races, three placed finishes, and not a single win. A 0% win rate is tough reading, but the three places tell you this is not a horse that simply runs around at the back — it has been close enough to smell the winner's enclosure, just never quite close enough to reach it.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Mrs J E Rothwell/Tipp Of Clare Syndicate/L Behan
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
25%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form makes for interesting study. That sequence of 3-2-6-9 in the four races before the last two shows a horse that was genuinely competitive, finishing second and third in back-to-back races before things went a little flat. Whether the current campaign brings a change in fortunes remains to be seen — Hakensack raced just one day ago, so it is very much in the middle of an active season.
The trainer, P J Rothwell, operates out of Tinahely in County Wicklow and has had a productive season with 35 winners sent out. That is a yard in decent form, which means Hakensack is not lacking for preparation or professional backing. When a horse keeps getting placed without winning under a competent trainer, the question is usually one of timing or competition level rather than ability. Somewhere in those twelve races is a win waiting to happen — the frustrating thing for everyone involved is that it just has not happened yet.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Jun
DNF
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
21 May
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
29 Jan
9th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 21 runners
11 Jan
6th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners
29 Dec
2nd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 16 runners
7 Dec
3rd
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 27 runners
18 Nov
8th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 17 runners
25 Oct
12th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
4 Oct
10th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 12 runners
13 Jul
8th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 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 |
|---|
| Limerick Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
21 May |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
7 Dec |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
11 Jan |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
25 Oct |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
29 Jan |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jul |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jun |
0% |