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Mossy Way

Mossy Way is a 6-year-old with a modest but honest record — one win and two places from seven races, which works out at roughly 1 in every 7 races ending in victory. That's not a horse setting the world alight, but there's more to the story than the headline numbers suggest.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Alkaadhem
Mother
Getaway Rose
Owner
Anthony Vaughan & D P Gaffney & James J Gaffney

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
7
Career races
1
Wins
14.3%
Win rate
avg ~10%
28.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
39 days
Since last race

🏁 Next Race

Today
About 2 miles · Soft, spongy ground · 28 runners

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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That single win came at Limerick on 18 November 2025, and it remains the high point of the career so far. Four months have passed since then, and the recent form makes for interesting reading: the last six runs read 4-7-4-1-4-7, which means the Limerick victory sits right in the middle of a sequence bookended by some pretty ordinary efforts. Finishing seventh twice in the most recent outings suggests Mossy Way has found things tough since that breakthrough, though a 39-day break — short by any standard — may be a deliberate attempt by trainer Edward Buckley to freshen the horse up and find another opportunity.

Buckley's yard has sent out five winners this season, which shows the operation is capable of placing horses to win. The key question is whether Buckley can find the right spot for Mossy Way to recapture that Limerick spark — because that win did happen, and it's only four months ago.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Heavy (very wet)
Good (firm-ish)
Yielding
Yielding to soft
Good to yielding
Soft (muddy)
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M6F – 2M
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Loves
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Right-handed, undulating

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
18 Feb
4th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 8 runners
2 Feb
7th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 7 runners
29 Dec
4th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
18 Nov
🏆 Won
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 7 runners
6 Mar
4th
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Good · 21 runners
28 Dec
7th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 16 runners
1 Dec
2nd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 8 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Mr D Doyle
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Ms E C Costello
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
Kieren Buckley Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Limerick
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 18 Nov 50%
Leopardstown
Galloping
2 2 other 2 Feb 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 second 1 Dec 0%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 other 6 Mar 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 other 18 Feb 0%