Speed For Fun
Speed For Fun is a five-year-old that has yet to break through into the winner's circle, despite showing real consistency in the placings. From five career races, the horse has finished second or third on three occasions but remains winless — a pattern that suggests it competes at a level just slightly beyond its current ability. That said, recent form tells an encouraging story. In its last five outings, Speed For Fun has placed in three of them, including two second-place finishes, with only one unplaced run in that stretch. The horse raced just a day ago, so it is clearly active and regularly competing.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Temple Bloodstock Speed Fun Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Speed For Fun is trained by W. P. Mullins at Muine Bheag in County Carlow, a yard that has saddled 215 winners already this season — a striking mark of a high-performing operation. For a horse with this record, being trained by one of the stronger yards in the sport is significant; it suggests the yard believe there is a path to victory, even if that breakthrough hasn't arrived yet. The recent form — three placings in the last five races — indicates the horse is knocking on the door. It may be one or two races away from finally converting that consistency into a win. For now, Speed For Fun is a horse worth watching, even if the record book doesn't yet reflect the promise its recent runs suggest.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
25 Sep
11th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
4 Sep
2nd
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
16 Aug
2nd
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
20 Jul
2nd
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
30 May
DNF
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 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 |
2 |
2 other |
25 Sep |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
16 Aug |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 second |
4 Sep |
0% |
| Cartmel Tight |
1 |
1 second |
20 Jul |
0% |