Hatfield Hammer
Hatfield Hammer's racing life has been a long search for a second win. The seven-year-old claimed its sole victory at Wexford back in May 2025, and has managed just seven places from 22 subsequent races—a meagre return that shows how difficult it is to win races at any level. With a win rate of roughly 1 in every 25 attempts, this horse is a battler rather than a winner, the kind that keeps turning up and occasionally catches a place but rarely finds the winner's circle.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
Trained by Paul Nolan at Enniscorthy in County Wexford, Hatfield Hammer raced just yesterday and remains actively campaigned despite the barren streak now stretching back 16 months. Recent form tells the story clearly: a sixth, a fourth, a third, and two more sixths in its last six outings suggest the horse is working hard but running out of opportunities. Jockey Richard Deegan has partnered it five times without a win, which speaks to how tough the task has become. Still, the fact that the yard continues to race it and that it still places occasionally hints that the yard believe there is something left to find—or at least that Wexford, where lightning struck once before, might offer another chance.
⚡ 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 12 starts (8%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Oct
6th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
19 Sep
6th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
26 Aug
DNF
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
23 Jul
4th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
3 Jul
3rd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
5 Jun
6th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
20 Nov
9th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 15 runners
1 Oct
DNF
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners
29 Aug
6th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
24 Jul
5th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 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 |
|---|
| Wexford Sharp |
8 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 5 other |
23 Jul |
12.5% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
10 Dec |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
10 Jun |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Dec |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
20 Nov |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
8 Oct |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Sep |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jan |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
1 Oct |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 second |
12 Jul |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
5 Nov |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 Aug |
0% |