Touch The Moon
Touch The Moon has learned the hard way that consistency matters more than flashiness. The five-year-old, trained by
William Durkan at Sandyford in County Dublin, has won 3 of his 18 races — a modest return that lands him at roughly 1 win in every 6 starts — but what's telling is where those wins have come. Two of them arrived at tracks where the distance suits him best: the sweet spot between 7 furlongs and a mile, where he has won 1 from 3 races (33%), a win rate that stands out sharply against his overall record. His last victory came at Dundalk on 15 August, just four weeks ago, suggesting he still has something 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 real picture emerges when you look at what level he races at. Touch The Moon typically competes in Class 4 company — competitive but not elite — and has won just 1 of his 6 races at that grade, which tells you he is operating near the ceiling of his ability. His recent form shows the ups and downs of a horse still searching for consistency: a second-place finish last time out, before that a run of 4-13 (nowhere), a fourth, then a win back in August, and an eighth before that. That's the profile of a horse who finds it hard to string results together but hasn't lost the ability to win when the circumstances align.
Durkan's yard has sent out 15 winners this season, and Touch The Moon's partnership with the trainer stretches back to his debut win at Carlisle in September 2023. The horse is currently active — last raced just a day ago — so he remains a work in progress in his fifth year of racing. Whether he will kick on or plateau remains to be seen, but the fact that he keeps winning tells you he has earned his place in the yard's string, even if he will never be anything more than a reliable hand rather than a star.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 33% win rate
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 25% win rate
✔ Well suited by Long Distance (2m+) distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Loves
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
9 Oct
5th
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 5 runners
12 Sep
8th
Doncaster
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 13 runners
15 Aug
🏆 Won
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 14 runners
31 Jul
8th
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 18 runners
27 Jun
4th
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
30 May
13th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
15 May
2nd
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Good · 10 runners
2 May
🏆 Won
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 25 runners
16 Nov
6th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
18 Oct
3rd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
9 Oct |
50% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
11 Aug |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
29 May |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
2 May |
100% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
1 Sep |
100% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Nov |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jun |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
25 Aug |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 May |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
18 Oct |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
30 Oct |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
20 Sep |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Aug |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
31 Jul |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
15 May |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Sep |
0% |