The most recent run was just yesterday, which at least confirms this horse is still very much in the game and being kept busy. Looking at the last six races, the form figures of 7, 8, 11, 11, 15 and a pulled-up run paint a picture of a horse that is currently finishing well down the field rather than threatening the places it has occasionally managed earlier in its career. That trajectory is hard to ignore.
Wesley Joyce has been the regular partner through this recent spell, riding Talking Tough in all six of those races without getting close to a win. Six attempts together, zero wins, and the numbers from the wider partnership tell the same story. Sometimes a jockey-horse combination just clicks — this one hasn't yet, and with form figures trending in the wrong direction, the pressure to find that chemistry is only growing. At nine years old, with 41 races already run, time is not an unlimited resource.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listowel Sharp |
8 | 1 second, 7 other | 31 May | 0% |
| Galway Tight |
4 | 1 third, 3 other | 27 Oct | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
4 | 4 other | 22 Oct | 0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
4 | 1 second, 3 other | 14 May | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
3 | 3 other | 7 Jul | 0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
3 | 3 other | 24 Apr | 0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 9 Dec | 0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 3 Aug | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 11 Jun | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 1 Jun | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 16 Jun | 0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 29 May | 0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 11 Sep | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 20 Oct | 0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 28 Jun | 0% |
| Laytown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 1 Nov | 0% |