Pilgrims Walk
Pilgrims Walk is a 4-year-old that has yet to break through to the winner's circle, despite finishing in the top 3 on four occasions from seven career races. The horse has shown enough promise to stay competitive — those four top-3 finishes suggest it belongs in races at its level — but has not managed that crucial first victory. After racing just yesterday, it remains active and ready to line up again.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
The most encouraging sign in Pilgrims Walk's recent form is consistency in the placings. Over the last six races, the horse has finished 3rd, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 12th and 8th. That run of three top-3 finishes in four outings (stretching back before yesterday's race) shows it can be competitive at the track on any given day, even if the wins simply haven't come. The 12th place finish stands out as an anomaly rather than a pattern — the kind of race where things simply don't go to plan.
Pilgrims Walk races for trainer P J Rothwell, who runs a yard at Tinahely in County Wicklow and has sent out 35 winners this season. That's a productive operation, and the trainer has the experience to find the right race for this horse to finally get its head in front. With four podium finishes already on the record, Pilgrims Walk is closer to that breakthrough than the 0-from-7 record might suggest at first glance.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Oct
3rd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
11 Sep
4th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
10 Aug
3rd
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
15 Jun
2nd
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
18 Apr
12th
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
31 Mar
8th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners
19 Mar
DNF
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 16 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 |
|---|
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Mar |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
31 Mar |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
13 Oct |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 second |
15 Jun |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 Apr |
0% |