Highlander Addict
Highlander Addict is a 5-year-old with the kind of record that suggests genuine potential waiting to break through. With one win from eight races, he wins roughly 1 in every 8 outings, but the shape of his form tells a more encouraging story than the bare numbers suggest. He has found the frame—finishing in the placings—in four of those eight races, meaning he's in the mix more often than not. His breakthrough win came at Wexford on 3 July, and that success was no fluke: he clearly relishes distance racing, having won 1 of his 4 races over two miles and beyond, a 25% win rate at that trip that marks him as a horse who has genuine stamina.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Mates Rates Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by Patrick J Flynn at Carrick-On-Suir in County Waterford, Highlander Addict has been racing under one of the more modest yards in terms of volume—Flynn has sent out just eight winners this season—but that makes the consistency worth noting. His recent form has been patchy, with a 14-length defeat last time out followed by a 12-length loss before that, though he did manage a win and a pair of placings in the three races before. The fact that he raced just a day ago shows he's a willing, hardy sort, the kind of horse his yard clearly has faith in to keep coming back.
What marks Highlander Addict as interesting is not a sustained winning streak but the evidence that he has found a distance where he can compete at a higher level. At two miles and beyond, he belongs in the conversation. He is two months on from his last win, so another victory may not be imminent, but for anyone watching for signs of a horse about to run up a sequence, the long-distance form is where to look.
⚡ 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 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by Long Distance (2m+) distances: 25% win rate
🎯 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
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Sep
14th
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 23 runners
12 Aug
12th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 15 runners
20 Jul
8th
Ballinrobe
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 9 runners
3 Jul
🏆 Won
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
29 May
3rd
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
30 Apr
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 11 runners
20 Sep
2nd
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 17 runners
28 Jul
7th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 23 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 |
|---|
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
5 Sep |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
3 Jul |
100% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Apr |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 Jul |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
12 Aug |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
28 Jul |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
29 May |
0% |