Keep The Head
Keep The Head has been racing for long enough to know the drill, but luck has never quite broken its way. The eight-year-old has run 11 times without finding the winner's enclosure, though it did scrape a place finish along the way. That record—0 wins from 11 races—tells you this is a horse that tries but hasn't quite found a race it can win. The good news is that it's still out there competing. Last time out, just a day ago, it finished ninth, which means the horse is actively racing and the
John Joseph Hanlon yard in Bagenalstown is still finding opportunities for it.
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 recent form shows scattered results: a 14th-place finish three runs back, then a 13th, then another 14th, before that ninth just yesterday. These are mid-field at best, and the pattern suggests Keep The Head is a horse competing in modest contests but struggling to make an impact even there. The yard itself is having a decent season with 11 winners to its name, so Hanlon clearly trains horses that can get the job done. Whether Keep The Head will ever be one of them remains an open question, but at eight years old and still racing, it's being given every chance to prove otherwise.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Wexford in 6 attempts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
26 Sep
14th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
13 Aug
13th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
23 Jul
14th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
16 May
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
2 Dec
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 15 runners
21 Nov
9th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 16 runners
29 Aug
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
8 Aug
6th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
4 Jul
10th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
22 Aug
10th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 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 |
6 |
6 other |
23 Jul |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Nov |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 Aug |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 Sep |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
2 Dec |
0% |