Mount Hotham
Six races, zero wins, and a best finish of second — Mount Hotham is not a horse that has set the racing world alight, at least not yet. The seven-year-old has placed twice from six attempts, but victory has remained stubbornly out of reach, and its recent form tells a difficult story: finishes of seventh, fourteenth, tenth, and twelfth in its last four outings before a second and then a blank in the two most recent. That is a horse that has been running in mid-pack at best, and struggling to land a blow at the sharp end.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
33.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What gives the profile a little more shape is the yard behind it. John Joseph Hanlon, based in Bagenalstown, County Carlow, has sent out 11 winners already this season, which suggests a stable in decent form and capable of getting horses ready to perform. The fact that Mount Hotham raced just yesterday and is considered currently active means Hanlon is clearly keeping the horse busy and looking for the right opportunity. Sometimes that persistence is exactly how a trainer finds the right conditions for a horse that has not quite clicked yet.
At seven years old, time is not endlessly on Mount Hotham's side, but horses have broken their duck at this age and beyond. For now, the record reads zero from six — and the most interesting question surrounding this horse is simply whether win number one is coming at all.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
31 May
DNF
Kilbeggan
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
20 Apr
DNF
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
25 Nov
12th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 18 runners
3 Oct
10th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 15 runners
19 Sep
14th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 18 runners
17 Aug
7th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 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 |
|---|
| Tramore Sharp |
3 |
3 other |
20 Apr |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
19 Sep |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
31 May |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
3 Oct |
0% |