Walk Away Harry
Walk Away Harry is a horse that has seen better days. The eight-year-old has managed just one win from 20 races across a career that stretches back years, giving him a win rate of roughly 1 in every 20 starts. That single victory came at Punchestown on 28 April 2023, and in the 42 months since then, he has not found the winner's circle again, despite racking up three other top-3 finishes along the way.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
Recent form paints a picture of a horse struggling to compete. His last six races have yielded nothing but mid-field efforts — a 14th place finish, then an 8th, a 9th, a 4th, and two blanks before that. He was back in action just a day ago, which suggests the trainer Charles Coakley is still searching for a race where Walk Away Harry might spark back to life. That said, Coakley's yard has been modest this season, producing only two winners from its string.
The partnership with regular jockey Philip Byrnes has not clicked either. In six races together, they have not managed to find the frame once. For a horse this age and with this record, the challenge now is finding a race soft enough or well-suited enough to bring about a resurgence. Walk Away Harry's record says he is a horse for patience, not confidence.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft_to_heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Cork in 6 attempts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Soft to heavy (wet)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Oct
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 20 runners
20 Aug
DNF
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
1 Jun
4th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 7 runners
6 Apr
9th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
3 Jan
8th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 12 runners
15 Dec
14th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 17 runners
15 May
10th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
27 Feb
9th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 15 runners
5 Feb
4th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 14 runners
8 Dec
15th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 20 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 |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
6 |
1 third, 5 other |
6 Apr |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
15 May |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
17 Oct |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
1 May |
50% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Feb |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
21 Aug |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Dec |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jun |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 Aug |
0% |