Inches Away
Inches Away has run nine times without a win, finishing in the placings just once—a record that tells the story of a horse who, at seven years old, has never quite found the breakthrough. With no victories across any of those nine outings, this is a horse that has spent its entire career chasing positions it cannot quite seal.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
11.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form makes for sobering reading. Over the last six races, the horse has finished 11th, 4th, 10th, 10th, 17th, and 13th—a stretch that shows flashes of something, mainly that fourth-place finish, but mostly a pattern of running without ever threatening to win. After racing just a day ago with another distant finish, Inches Away remains actively campaigned, which suggests the yard still sees potential, or at least reason to keep running. But with no wins in the last six races and no wins in its career, you are watching a horse that has not managed to deliver when it matters. The single placement across nine races is a narrow escape from complete failure to show, but it is barely enough to suggest better times ahead. This is a horse learning hard lessons on the track.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
28 Aug
11th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
3 Aug
4th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
31 May
10th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 15 runners
8 Mar
10th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners
13 Feb
17th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners
27 Jan
13th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 16 runners
15 Jan
11th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 14 runners
17 Nov
6th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 8 runners
27 Oct
3rd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 9 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Clonmel Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
13 Feb |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
28 Aug |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jan |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
8 Mar |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
31 May |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Aug |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Nov |
0% |