Without Love
Without Love has managed just one win from 15 races, but that single victory tells you something worth knowing: when the distance and conditions line up, this four-year-old can get the job done. The win came at Dundalk back in January, over a mile and three furlongs, and the horse has shown it genuinely prefers that range — at distances between a mile and three furlongs and a mile and four furlongs, Without Love has won one of every three races, a win rate that stands well above its overall record of roughly one win in every 14 outings.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 trouble is consistency. Outside that sweet spot, Without Love has been hard to predict. Recent form shows a run of places scattered through the last six races — two seconds, a couple of sixths, an eighth — but nothing close to another win since that Dundalk success eight months ago. The horse is still racing regularly and was out just yesterday, which suggests trainer Cian Hughes at the Newcastle yard believes there is still a race to be won here. Hughes's stable is having a modest season with two winners to date, so Without Love remains part of the team's plans, even if the wins have dried up. For a horse sitting at just a 7% win rate, finding the right race at the right distance remains the key: get Without Love back to around a mile and three furlongs on the right ground, and there is a genuine chance it could finally replicate what it did at Dundalk.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 8 starts (12%)
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 33% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
18 Sep
6th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 16 runners
4 Sep
6th
Down Royal
1m6f – 2m · Good · 17 runners
27 Aug
8th
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Good · 26 runners
5 Aug
6th
Sligo
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 17 runners
11 Jul
2nd
Limerick
1m6f – 2m · Good · 14 runners
3 Jul
2nd
Bellewstown
1m6f – 2m · Good · 19 runners
13 Mar
12th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 runners
6 Mar
4th
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 17 runners
11 Feb
3rd
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 16 runners
30 Jan
🏆 Won
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 15 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 |
8 |
1 win, 2 thirds, 5 other |
18 Sep |
12.5% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Oct |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
3 Jul |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Oct |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
5 Aug |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Sep |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
11 Jul |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Aug |
0% |