If Not For Grace
If Not For Grace is a 4-year-old that has yet to break through in five career races, finishing without a win or a place from start to finish. Trained by
Liam P Cusack at Mountrath, the horse has raced regularly in recent weeks, most recently running just a day ago. The yard itself is having a modest season with three winners to date.
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
Looking at the pattern of recent form — finishes of 5th, 8th, 13th, 8th, and 15th — there is little consistency to build on. The horse shows occasional promise (two 8th-place finishes suggest it can compete at certain levels) but has not yet found a race within reach. For a 4-year-old still searching for a first victory after five attempts, the window for breakthrough improvement is narrowing, and the yard will be hoping that a change of pace, track, or opposition might unlock something different.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
27 Sep
5th
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 24 runners
5 Sep
8th
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 23 runners
12 Aug
13th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners
22 Jun
8th
Ballinrobe
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners
1 Jun
15th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 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 |
|---|
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
12 Aug |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Sep |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Jun |
0% |