Schiehallion
Nine years old, twenty-one races, and still waiting for that first win — Schiehallion is the kind of horse that tests a team's patience and loyalty in equal measure. With three placed finishes to show for those twenty-one outings, the horse has been close enough to the action to suggest it belongs on a racecourse, but not close enough to the line to have ever got there first. A win rate of zero from twenty-one races is a hard number to dress up, but three places tells you this is not a horse that is simply making up the numbers — it has competitive moments, just not the decisive one.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
14.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The most recent form figures show a second place among the last six runs, which is the brightest spark in an otherwise quiet spell. Jockey Michael J Molloy has been the regular partner throughout, riding Schiehallion in six races together without a win between them. That kind of long-running combination speaks to a loyalty from the yard that not every horse earns, and it suggests trainer Dermot A McLoughlin sees something worth persisting with. McLoughlin's operation at Bodeen in Ratoath, County Meath, has sent out ten winners already this season, so the yard clearly knows how to get horses to the front — it just hasn't happened yet with this one.
What makes Schiehallion's story worth a moment's thought is the sheer accumulation of effort. Twenty-one races is a long road to travel without a winner's enclosure visit, and at nine years old, the opportunities are not going to keep multiplying indefinitely. The horse raced just yesterday, which at least confirms the legs are still willing. Whether the result finally changes is another matter — but Schiehallion has earned a certain stubborn respect simply by still showing up.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Jul
DNF
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
13 Jun
5th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
13 May
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
18 Apr
2nd
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
1 Jan
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 25 runners
13 Dec
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 20 runners
31 Oct
18th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 23 runners
10 Oct
4th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 12 runners
29 Aug
2nd
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 15 runners
24 Jul
5th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Alix Balfe Current Jockey
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Downpatrick Undulating |
4 |
4 other |
13 Jun |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
3 |
2 seconds, 1 other |
31 Oct |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
1 Jan |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
13 May |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
24 Jul |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
18 Apr |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Nov |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 Dec |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jul |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 Sep |
0% |