Rhythmic Tune
At seven years old, Rhythmic Tune has taken a long and winding road to the winner's enclosure, but the destination was worth the wait. Trained by
M A Molloy out of a small yard in Thurles, Co Tipperary, this horse finally broke through for a first career win at Limerick on 18 October 2025 — a moment that will have meant everything to a team that has sent out just four winners this season. Small yards live for days like that.
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 overall numbers are modest — one win and three places from 12 races, a win rate of around 1 in every 12 outings — but they tell a story of a horse that has kept showing up and kept giving its trainer something to work with. Those three placed efforts suggest Rhythmic Tune is competitive enough to trouble the judge, even if the wins have been hard to come by. Recent form tells a more mixed tale, with a string of mid-field finishes before that Limerick breakthrough eight months ago, and the horse has been seen twice since without troubling the scoreboard. At seven, the peak years are not stretching out ahead indefinitely, so the challenge now for M A Molloy is finding the right spot to coax out another performance like that October one. The Limerick win is proof it can be done.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 May
DNF
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 11 runners
16 May
10th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
14 Apr
12th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 15 runners
2 Feb
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 29 runners
28 Dec
8th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 21 runners
18 Oct
🏆 Won
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 21 runners
12 Oct
3rd
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
4 Aug
10th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
7 Jul
7th
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 19 runners
16 Jun
3rd
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 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 |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
12 Oct |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
28 Dec |
50% |
| Listowel Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
30 May |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Feb |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 third |
16 Jun |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
14 Apr |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
16 May |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
7 Jul |
0% |