Straight Home
Straight Home has found a groove in recent months that suggests the nine-year-old is running as well as ever. The horse has won three of its last six races, including a victory at Kilbeggan on 16 June 2025 that came after a long absence from the winner's enclosure—over a year had passed since that breakthrough. What makes this streak noteworthy is the consistency it represents: across those six runs, Straight Home has either won or finished in the places five times, with only one poor effort a week ago when it finished seventh. For a horse in its ninth year, that kind of form suggests genuine racing fitness and a willingness to compete hard.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Whitegrass Racing Syndicate
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
53.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Over a career of 15 races, Straight Home has won four times and been placed eight times, which works out to roughly one win in every four races and means it has finished in the money—first, second, or third—in nearly four out of five outings. That is a respectable record for a consistent campaigner. The horse runs best on normal ground conditions, where it has won two of five races, a 40 percent success rate that stands well above its overall average. Straight Home is trained by W P Mullins at Muine Bheag in Co Carlow, a yard that has sent out 215 winners already this season, and most often rides out with jockey Miss J Townend, with whom it has won twice from eight races together. At nine years old, Straight Home remains active and was last in the ring just a day ago, still chasing winners in what appears to be an Indian summer of its racing life.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%)
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
16 Aug
3rd
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
16 Jun
🏆 Won
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
26 May
4th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
11 Apr
🏆 Won
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
2 Feb
7th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 20 runners
24 Oct
🏆 Won
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
22 Sep
2nd
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
16 Aug
3rd
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
4 Apr
20th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 28 runners
30 Nov
7th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 15 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
26 May |
33.3% |
| Tramore Sharp |
3 |
2 thirds, 1 other |
16 Aug |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
30 Nov |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 win |
16 Jun |
100% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
10 Apr |
100% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
24 Oct |
100% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Apr |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
22 Sep |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Feb |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Oct |
0% |