The win rate of 12% — one from eight races — is modest on paper, but context matters here. This is a six-year-old that has been competitive far more often than its single win suggests. Four placed finishes from eight races means it has finished in the top three half the time it has lined up, which is the profile of a horse that belongs at the level it is racing, even if converting that into wins has been the hard part.
Mark Walsh has been the regular partner, riding Sticwiththeprocess in five of its eight races and being on board for the Fairyhouse success. Their record together — one win from five — works out at 20%, or roughly one in every five rides ending in victory, which is a solid return and suggests the partnership suits the horse. The yard at Kill, Co Kildare, trained by T M Walsh, has hit the ground running this season with seven winners already sent out, so Sticwiththeprocess returns from a 73-day break into a stable that is in decent form.
The Fairyhouse win was five months ago now, and the short break since its last run 73 days ago will have given the yard — sorry, the team — time to plot a return carefully. Whether Sticwiththeprocess can build on that breakthrough and become a more consistent winner is the interesting question for the season ahead.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
4 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 1 other | 15 Jan | 25% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 22 Nov | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 9 Mar | 0% |