The telling detail is timing. Mullacash Buzz last won on 15 November 2023, which means it has now gone 33 months without a victory. In those 33 months, it has raced often — the recent form chart shows 12-3-3-6-4-10 over its last six outings, a sequence that includes just one place, suggesting the horse is struggling to find the frame these days. Yet it raced only a day ago, so the yard are still convinced enough to keep it competing. Trainer Thomas Dowling, based at Baltinglass in Wicklow, has a modest yard that has sent out only one winner all season, which may tell you something about the calibre of horses running under his care.
Jack Cleary has been the horse's regular pilot, taking the ride 19 times. In those 19 races together, they have won just once — a 5% return, well below what you would want from a jockey-and-horse partnership. For an eight-year-old in this form, after three years without a win, the pragmatic truth is that Mullacash Buzz belongs exactly where it is: a steady, honest performer giving its all in the races it is entered for, without the natural speed or class to break through at this stage of its career.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
24 | 4 wins, 3 seconds, 2 thirds, 15 other | 23 Apr | 16.7% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
5 | 1 win, 4 other | 11 May | 20% |
| Cork Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 14 Aug | 0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
3 | 2 seconds, 1 other | 26 Jul | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 2 Mar | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 third | 22 Jul | 50% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 23 Sep | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 2 Jul | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 5 May | 0% |
| Laytown Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 4 Sep | 0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 21 Jun | 0% |