Run For Mahler
Run For Mahler is a seven-year-old with the kind of record that tells a story of modest ability and fading form. Across thirteen races, the horse has won twice and placed five times — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 6 or 7 races — which puts it firmly in the middle ranks of racing. The two wins came early: first at Down Royal on 29 August 2025, then at Thurles on 16 October that same year. Since that second victory, Run For Mahler has not won again in twelve months, though it has managed to place in a few races along the way.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Top Of The Hill Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The recent form is sobering. In the last six races, Run For Mahler has finished out of the prizes entirely — a string of eighths, sevenths, and sixths that suggests the horse is struggling to find the form it showed two years ago. That said, it is still racing regularly and was out just a day ago, which means the horse is being kept competitive and the trainer, C Byrnes of Ballingarry in County Limerick, has not given up on it. Byrnes has had a solid season overall, sending out 26 winners, so the yard is functioning well even if this particular horse is not delivering at present. For a seven-year-old without a win since October 2023, Run For Mahler is the kind of horse that might be nearing the end of a useful career — still fit enough to turn out, but unlikely to recapture whatever spark produced those two wins.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
25 Sep
DNF
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
1 Sep
8th
Gowran Park
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 17 runners
13 Aug
7th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
31 Jul
6th
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 20 runners
29 Jul
7th
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 21 runners
30 May
6th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
24 Oct
9th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
16 Oct
🏆 Won
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
25 Sep
2nd
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 21 runners
29 Aug
🏆 Won
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 6 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 |
|---|
| Listowel Sharp |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
25 Sep |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
2 other |
31 Jul |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
13 Aug |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
29 Aug |
100% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
16 Oct |
100% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
7 Aug |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
7 Jul |
0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Oct |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
1 Sep |
0% |