Wing Back
Wing Back remains a work in progress at six years old, with just one win from 14 races across a modest career that has yielded three places alongside that single success. The horse broke through for victory at Downpatrick on 10 August 2025, but has not won since — a gap now stretching over a year, through 13 subsequent races. Recent form has been particularly lean, with no wins in the last six outings, though there have been the occasional place to suggest the horse is still competitive at its current level.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
Phillip Enright, the horse's most frequent rider, has partnered Wing Back seven times, winning once together — a 14% win rate that is marginally better than the horse's overall record but hardly a strong foundation. Trainer S Curling, based at Cashel in County Tipperary, has a competent yard sending out 14 winners this season, though Wing Back has not been among the beneficiaries of late. At a win rate of around 1 in 14 races, the horse appears to be a consistent but modest performer — the type that turns up and runs respectably without quite delivering the breakthrough runs needed to climb the ladder. With the horse still active and raced just a day ago, there remains time for things to click into place, though the 14-month drought since that Downpatrick win suggests it may be some time before another victory materialises.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 8 starts (12%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Sep
DNF
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
31 Aug
7th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
17 Jul
6th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 7 runners
3 Jul
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
16 Oct
13th
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
2 Oct
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
25 Aug
3rd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
10 Aug
🏆 Won
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
4 Jul
9th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
25 Oct
15th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 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 |
|---|
| Downpatrick Undulating |
3 |
1 win, 1 third, 1 other |
31 Aug |
33.3% |
| Sligo Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
3 Jul |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
17 Feb |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Apr |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jul |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Mar |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
16 Oct |
0% |