Hey Babbs
Hey Babbs is a 6-year-old still searching for a second career win after breaking through at Wexford back in July 2025. That solitary victory in 17 races tells the story of a horse who has found life at the races genuinely difficult. With only 4 places to go alongside that single win, the numbers show a horse who rarely gets close to the finish line in front, winning roughly 1 in every 17 races.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
What's striking is how long it has been since that breakthrough moment at Wexford. Fourteen months without another win is a serious drought, and the recent form makes for grim reading: three runs back resulted in third place, but since then there's been a run of well-beaten efforts including a fifth-place finish and two complete blanks. The pattern over the last six races shows a horse that has lost touch with winning altogether. Regular rider Patrick M O'Brien has partnered Hey Babbs nine times without success, which suggests the partnership may not be clicking despite the familiarity.
Trainer Dermot A McLoughlin, based at Bodeen in County Meath, has had a respectable season with ten winners sent out from the yard, but Hey Babbs represents one of the harder projects. At six years old, the window for horses to prove themselves is narrowing, and time is beginning to work against this one. Despite running just a day ago, the trend over the past fourteen months suggests Hey Babbs is drifting further from winning form rather than edging closer to it.
⚡ 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 7 starts (14%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
7 Sep
DNF
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 23 runners
18 Apr
3rd
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
17 Mar
15th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 20 runners
5 Mar
DNF
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
28 Feb
DNF
Doncaster
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
20 Dec
5th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 10 runners
4 Nov
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 13 runners
16 Oct
DNF
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
27 Aug
11th
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
6 Aug
6th
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 |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
6 Aug |
33.3% |
| Thurles Undulating |
3 |
3 other |
5 Mar |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
4 Nov |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
18 Apr |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Apr |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Mar |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 third |
16 May |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
10 Jun |
0% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
29 Jun |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Feb |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
7 Sep |
0% |