Thisistheway
Thisistheway is a seven-year-old horse that has carved out a modest but steady career over nineteen races, winning four times and finishing in the places on nine other occasions. That works out to a win rate of roughly one in every five races—respectable enough to suggest the horse belongs in competition, though hardly the kind of record that makes headlines. The horse was first sent out by trainer
Yvonne Latta at Wexford on 11 August 2023 and won straightaway, a promising debut. The real question now is whether there is anything left in the tank.
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 horse's most recent run came just yesterday, and it finished fourth—continuing a lean spell that stretches back six races without a win. The last victory came at Punchestown on 30 April 2025, which means Thisistheway has now gone eighteen months without breaking the tape. Before that drought set in, the form was mixed: a second-place finish, a fourth, another second, and a seventh in the four races prior, suggesting the horse was still competitive but beginning to fade. Latta's yard at Enniscorthy in County Wexford has only sent out two winners this season, so there is no abundance of form elsewhere to suggest a sudden turnaround is imminent. At seven years old, Thisistheway is not ancient by any means, but the gap between the last win and today is long enough to raise doubts about whether the spark has dimmed permanently. The horse remains in work and active on the track, which shows the the yard still believe there is something to run for, but the recent pattern suggests this is now a horse chasing form rather than one expecting to find it.
⚡ 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%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Ok
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
11 Oct
13th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 18 runners
25 Sep
2nd
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
8 Sep
7th
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 17 runners
30 Jul
2nd
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
4 Jul
4th
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
2 May
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
28 Mar
DNF
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Soft_To_Heavy · 13 runners
29 Dec
2nd
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
18 Oct
3rd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 7 runners
26 Sep
5th
Listowel
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 14 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 |
|---|
| Punchestown Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
2 May |
33.3% |
| Listowel Sharp |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
25 Sep |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
28 Oct |
50% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
8 Sep |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
29 Dec |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
21 Jan |
100% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
13 Oct |
100% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jul |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
29 Sep |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Oct |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
18 Oct |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Mar |
0% |