Way Maker
Way Maker has won twice in ten races, but neither victory feels like the whole story. The horse's record reads 2 wins and 8 places — a respectable haul on paper, yet the pattern hidden in those numbers is more intriguing. He started his career with back-to-back wins at Bangor-on-Dee in July 2025 and Stratford-on-Avon in August, the second coming despite carrying a penalty and not being fully fit. That second win, trainer
Mickey Bowen recalls, was the mark of a genuinely talented horse finding a way to win when circumstances weren't ideal. But then something shifted. Way Maker hasn't won in 13 months. His recent form reads 3-2-2-3-blank-2 — consistent placings, never out of the frame in his last six races, but no victories. It's a pattern that suggests a horse capable of running well but struggling to convert chances into wins.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Harry Redknapp And Martin Gowing
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Bowen, based at Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire, had bigger ambitions after those opening victories. He aimed Way Maker at a £100,000 race at Newbury, a genuine test for a rising horse, but the plan didn't work out. Instead of a breakthrough moment at a top-level track, Way Maker came up short. The trainer didn't abandon his faith — he still sees an exciting future ahead — but the horse is now in a peculiar position: a five-year-old with genuine ability, as proved by two wins and a string of places, yet stuck in a drought that suggests something isn't quite clicking, whether in terms of trip, ground, or simply finding the right race. He raced just a day ago, so he remains active and in work, but until he wins again, Way Maker will remain a horse with real promise and persistent bad luck in almost equal measure.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
24 Sep
3rd
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
9 Sep
2nd
1%
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
15 Aug
2nd
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
5 Jul
3rd
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
28 Jun
DNF
Uttoxeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
2 Jun
2nd
Southwell
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
14 May
3rd
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
21 Mar
11th
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 20 runners
18 Aug
🏆 Won
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
4 Jul
🏆 Won
Bangor-on-Dee
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 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 |
|---|
| Market Rasen Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
15 Aug |
0% |
| Perth Galloping |
2 |
2 thirds |
24 Sep |
0% |
| Bangor-on-Dee Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
4 Jul |
100% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
18 Aug |
100% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
2 Jun |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Mar |
0% |
| Sedgefield Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
9 Sep |
0% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
28 Jun |
0% |