What stands out most is the combination of consistency and near-misses. Four places from 13 races tells you Moylussa keeps showing up and competing — it's not being blown away — but it hasn't been able to convert that proximity into a second win. The most recent six races show finishes of 4th, 6th, 4th, 7th, 3rd, and 3rd, which is a picture of a horse hovering just outside the frame. Those back-to-back third-place finishes are encouraging, but that Tipperary win is now 19 months in the rear-view mirror, and the gap is growing.
Regular jockey Philip Donovan has been aboard for 5 of those 13 races without finding the winner's enclosure together once. That's not necessarily a damning statistic — plenty of partnerships take time to click — but five attempts without a win does mean the pair are still looking for their moment.
Moylussa raced just yesterday, which means this is a horse right in the thick of an active campaign. Whether that recent run offers any clues about what comes next remains to be seen, but the trainer clearly hasn't given up on finding the right opportunity. With a horse that has placed nearly a third of the time without winning, the talent is clearly there — it's just a question of whether Moylussa can find one more day like Tipperary in November 2024.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipperary Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 22 Nov | 50% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 28 Apr | 0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 26 May | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 3 Feb | 0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 8 Jun | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 19 Mar | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 5 Jan | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 2 Mar | 0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 | 1 other | 27 Oct | 0% |