Radar Ahead
Radar Ahead is a 5-year-old that has found the winner's circle just once in twenty-four races, claiming that sole victory at Sligo back in July 2025. With a win rate of roughly 1 in every 24 races, this is a horse built for places rather than the prize money that comes with winning, and it has earned eleven finishing positions in the frame to back up that pattern. The horse was active as recently as yesterday, so the yard are still finding opportunities to race it, even though it has not won in the fourteen months since that single success at Sligo.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Elaine Shevlin Cormac Farrell
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The last six runs paint a picture of consistent mid-field finishes without the spark needed to get the job done. Radar Ahead came home fourth and fifth in recent outings, with a seventh-place finish in there as well, showing the kind of form that is neither disastrous nor good enough to build momentum. There is a glimmer of hope in the numbers, though: the horse has won 1 of its 9 races at long distances of 2 miles or more, which is an 11 percent win rate at that trip—nearly three times better than its overall record. T G McCourt's yard at Stamullen has sent out 13 winners this season, suggesting the trainer knows how to handle his ammunition, but Radar Ahead remains a horse that wins races rather than horses—a useful servant for punters seeking value in places, but not one to build hopes around.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 11 starts (9%)
✔ Well suited by Long Distance (2m+) distances: 11% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Bellewstown in 6 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
26 Aug
DNF
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
12 Jul
4th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
4 Jul
5th
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
14 Jun
DNF
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
18 May
7th
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
11 May
3rd
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 18 runners
25 Apr
3rd
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 23 runners
11 Apr
11th
Bellewstown
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 14 runners
6 Oct
4th
Killarney
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 8 runners
20 Sep
5th
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 19 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 |
|---|
| Bellewstown Sharp |
6 |
1 second, 1 third, 4 other |
26 Aug |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
3 |
1 second, 1 third, 1 other |
27 May |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
12 Jul |
50% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
30 Jul |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
6 Oct |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
18 May |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
25 Apr |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Dec |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
15 Feb |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
22 Oct |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Mar |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
14 Jun |
0% |