Muted Melody
Eight races, zero wins — on paper, Muted Melody is still waiting for that breakthrough moment. The five-year-old has placed three times across its career but has yet to convert any of those near-misses into an actual victory, making it one of those horses that keeps showing up without quite getting the job done.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
That said, the recent form tells a slightly more encouraging story. A third-place finish two races back and another third in the run before that suggest Muted Melody is running consistently enough to be competitive — just not consistently enough to win. The most recent outing, just yesterday, slotted in at eighth, which is a step in the wrong direction, but with a horse still finding its feet at five years old there is usually room for the picture to change.
The trainer is Anthony Mullins, based at Gowran in County Kilkenny, and the yard has sent out nine winners already this season — so this is not an operation short of ability or know-how. When a trainer is getting that kind of results elsewhere, it at least suggests Muted Melody's moment may simply not have arrived yet rather than being beyond reach entirely.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
29 May
8th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
14 May
3rd
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
1 May
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 23 runners
3 Oct
4th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 8 runners
5 Sep
3rd
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
6 Aug
4th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
17 Jul
9th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
7 Jun
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 11 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 |
|---|
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
1 May |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 third |
5 Sep |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
29 May |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
6 Aug |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jul |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
14 May |
0% |