Mick Collins
Mick Collins is a five-year-old with a workmanlike record: two wins from sixteen races, wins roughly one in every eight times out. It's a modest win rate, but the horse has shown enough consistency to keep a place in
Martin Todhunter's Cumbrian yard, which has sent out nine winners this season. The real story here is distance. Over the longer trips—from a mile and six furlongs to two miles—Mick Collins has found its best form, winning one of five races at that range, a 20% success rate that stands out sharply against its overall record. That suggests the horse runs true to type at distance and should ideally be campaigned accordingly.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Murphys Law Partnership
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The problem is recent form. Mick Collins has gone sixteen months without a win since Punchestown on 8 June 2025, and its last six races tell a bleak story: sixth, fifth, seventh, second, sixth, fourth. That second place came most recently, just a day ago, which shows the horse is still racing and still competitive enough to place. But a string of results like that—four sixth-place finishes in the last six outings—suggests either that the horse is struggling to find the same class of race where it won, or that time is catching up. At five years old, Mick Collins is not ancient, but it is getting to an age where improvement becomes unlikely. Without a win since early summer last year, patience with the horse will eventually run thin, even in a yard as enterprising as Todhunter's.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 20% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Likes
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
26 Sep
6th
Haydock Park
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 10 runners
12 Sep
5th
Chester
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 11 runners
25 Jul
7th
Newcastle
1m6f – 2m · 13 runners
7 May
2nd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
27 Sep
6th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 7 runners
25 Aug
4th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
28 Jul
2nd
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
5 Jul
2nd
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
8 Jun
🏆 Won
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
10 May
5th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 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 |
|---|
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
5 Jul |
50% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
18 Jul |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
10 May |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
8 Jun |
100% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
20 Aug |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
12 Sep |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Sep |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 second |
28 Jul |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Sep |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
25 Aug |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
7 May |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Jul |
0% |