The breakthrough came at Sligo on 13 July 2025, and it is no coincidence that it arrived over a long distance. When Radar Ahead is asked to race over two miles or more, something clicks — the horse has won 1 from 5 at those distances, a 20% win rate, which means it wins 1 in every 5 long-distance races it contests. That is a meaningful number. Over shorter trips, it simply has not shown the same appetite, which tells you that stamina, not speed, is this horse's currency.
The recent form is harder to spin. Radar Ahead's last six runs read 3-11-4-5-6-13, and that final figure — thirteenth — is the most recent, from just one day ago. It has not won in those last six outings, and the performances have been inconsistent: a placing here, a mid-field finish there. The yard itself is in decent nick — McCourt's team has sent out 14 winners this season — so the ammunition is there. Whether Radar Ahead can rediscover the form that delivered that Sligo win remains the open question. Get it back over a long trip on a suitable day, though, and it would be unwise to write it off entirely.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellewstown Sharp |
4 | 1 second, 1 third, 2 other | 11 Apr | 0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
3 | 1 second, 1 third, 1 other | 27 May | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 25 Apr | 0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 30 Jul | 0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 6 Oct | 0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 13 Jul | 100% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 22 Oct | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 13 Mar | 0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 18 Dec | 0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 15 Feb | 0% |