Take The Free
Take The Free is a 4-year-old that has finally found the form to break through, recording a win at Roscommon in July after five races without success.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The past three months tell an interesting story. After that breakthrough win at Roscommon, Take The Free has been searching for another success, with recent form showing a second-place finish two runs ago, three races of mid-field results, and an eighth-place run most recently. It is still active and racing, which means the yard believes there is more to come. Trainer E Bolger, based at Bruree in County Limerick, has had a solid season overall with 14 winners sent out so far, so the horse is in a yard that knows how to win races. Whether Take The Free can return to the winner's circle and build on that July success will be the real measure of whether this horse is genuinely improving or simply a moderate performer hitting the occasional lucky day.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
14 Oct
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
11 Sep
11th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
6 Jul
🏆 Won
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
8 Jun
2nd
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 14 runners
10 May
6th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
5 Apr
8th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 17 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 |
|---|
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
6 Jul |
50% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
10 May |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Oct |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 Sep |
0% |