To The Wire
To The Wire is a five-year-old that has not yet found the winner's enclosure, finishing nowhere in the top three across all five of its races to date. The horse last raced roughly ten months ago and is now returning from an extended break, which means its trainer
P J Rothwell will be looking to find the right opportunity to spark some progress. Rothwell's yard at Tinahely, in County Wicklow, has had a solid season with 35 winners already sent out, so there is clear expertise in the team to work with To The Wire going forward.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Brian Harnett/David L'Estrange/DDFJ Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🏁 Next race
Today
Fairyhouse
About 2.5 miles · Slightly soft ground · 19 runners
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🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Recent form shows the horse finishing fourth and fourth in its last two races before the long layoff, then fifteenth and eleventh before that. It is a horse that has proven it can finish in midfield company but has yet to crack the top three, let alone taste victory. With fresh legs after ten months away, To The Wire will have the chance to prove whether the break has helped sharpen its form or whether it needs to find a softer opportunity to finally break through. Either way, the yard behind it knows how to train winners, and a returning horse with time to recover can sometimes surprise.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Returning from a 316-day absence
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 May
4th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
20 Apr
4th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 20 runners
19 Oct
15th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
28 Sep
11th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 21 runners
30 Aug
13th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 17 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Shane O'Callaghan Current jockey
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Wexford Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
17 May |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
28 Sep |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Oct |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Apr |
0% |