The recent form makes for difficult reading. Toor Moon's last six runs show just two finishes in the frame, the best of them a third place, followed by an eighth, and four races where it didn't get a look-in at all. At nine, racehorses are not typically improving — the body has had a lot of miles put on it — so it would take something of a turnaround to expect that first career win to arrive now. That said, it raced just yesterday and is clearly still being trained and prepared with purpose.
Liam Quinlan has ridden this horse 16 times, making him very much the regular partner, but together they are still searching for that breakthrough — no wins from those 16 races. Ms M Flynn trains the horse out of Stradbally in County Waterford, a small yard that has managed one winner so far this season. This is not a big operation chasing prestige races, and Toor Moon fits the profile: a horse that keeps running, keeps finishing, and occasionally gives the yard a moment to cheer with a place, but has never yet given them the one they really want.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tramore Sharp |
8 | 3 seconds, 1 third, 4 other | 20 Apr | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
5 | 1 third, 4 other | 10 May | 0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
4 | 1 second, 1 third, 2 other | 13 Jun | 0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
4 | 4 other | 26 Jul | 0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
3 | 3 other | 29 Jan | 0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 27 Sep | 0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 14 May | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 27 Dec | 0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 5 Mar | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 7 Nov | 0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 1 Oct | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 10 Feb | 0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 | 1 third | 8 Sep | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 23 May | 0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 23 Oct | 0% |