The recent form makes for interesting reading. The most recent run produced a second-place finish, which is about as close as you can get without winning, and suggests Pilgrims Walk is at least competing at the right level. Before that came a twelfth, then an eighth — so the form has a bit of a switchback quality to it, with promising efforts mixed in alongside quieter days. That second place just a day ago means this horse is fit, fresh, and very much in the thick of things right now.
What works in Pilgrims Walk's favour is the quality of the yard behind the horse. Trainer P J Rothwell, based in Tinahely, Co Wicklow, has sent out 35 winners already this season — that's a busy, successful operation with horses clearly running in good form. When a yard is firing like that, you pay closer attention to their horses that are knocking on the door, because the chances are the team knows exactly what they're doing and a win is a matter of when, not if.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 19 Mar | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 31 Mar | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 18 Apr | 0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 | 1 second | 15 Jun | 0% |