Highwind
Highwind is a 6-year-old who arrived at W. P. Mullins's Muine Bheag yard from France with considerable promise but has struggled to build on an early career high. The horse won its only race on 15 January 2024 at Punchestown, where jockey
Sean O'Keeffe noted it had "a nice engine and a bit of class" and stayed strong through the finish despite jumping errors at the final two obstacles. That victory now sits more than two and a half years in the past, and Highwind has not returned to the winner's circle since, managing just three places from a further 12 races—a win rate of 1 in every 13 starts overall.
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
The picture from recent form is unambiguous. In its last six races, Highwind has recorded two fourths, one fifth, and one third, with two blanks. There is nothing here to suggest a horse finding its feet or approaching another victory. When Mullins first took the horse on from Christopher Head's French operation, there was talk of dual-purpose potential and possible progression toward a Triumph Hurdle—one of the season's most prestigious juvenile races. That early optimism has not materialized. Instead, Highwind has become a peripheral player in a yard that sent out 215 winners this season alone. The horse raced just a day ago and is still active, but with three and a half years between wins and no sign of form returning, Highwind appears to be a horse whose early promise has simply not translated into a sustained career.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
10 Oct
26th
Newmarket
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 29 runners
16 Sep
3rd
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 12 runners
31 Jul
5th
Goodwood
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 18 runners
26 Jun
4th
The Curragh
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
24 May
DNF
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Good · 27 runners
5 Sep
4th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
16 Aug
8th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners
2 Feb
13th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 22 runners
14 May
10th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
4 May
10th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 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 |
|---|
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
4 May |
50% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
26 Jun |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
2 Feb |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
16 Sep |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
16 Aug |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Oct |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
31 Jul |
0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Mar |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Sep |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
14 May |
0% |