Thewaybackhome (2021) Horse

Foal Date

01-Jan-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Valirann

Dam

Yourelookinwell

Trainer

T O'brien

Owners

Rebel Deise Syndicate

About

Thewaybackhome is a 5yo bay trained by T O'brien. Its sire is the stallion Valirann and its dam is Yourelookinwell. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in five starts. In its most recent run at Punchestown on 4 Feb 2026, jockey J P Shinnick guided Thewaybackhome to 14th place, behind the winner Too Bossy For Us.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Punchestown 04-Feb-26 3219m HEAVY R3 MdH (of $12,000), SP: 251.00 1st Too Bossy For Us ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Mino Des Mottes ( D Mullins 154 ) 2.50L 3rd Speculateur ( J Kennedy 166 ) 3.75L 14th Thewaybackhome ( J P Shinnick 166 , Cd 163 ) 38.90L See full resultsJ P Shinnick 75.3kg, Cd 73.9kg 38.90L14 (15)
Gowran Park 22-Jan-26 3219m HEAVY R1 MdH (of $20,000), SP: 126.00 1st Champagne Jury ( K Donoghue 166 ) 2nd Eagle's Quest ( D Mullins 160 ) 2.25L 3rd Ifallgoeswell ( P Byrnes 162 ) 1.25L 7th Thewaybackhome ( J P Shinnick 158 , Cd 155 ) 32.15L See full resultsJ P Shinnick 71.7kg, Cd 70.3kg 32.15L7 (9)
Clonmel 08-Jan-26 3403m SOFT R5 MdH (of $9,999), SP: 51.00 1st King Of Aces ( P W Mullins 166 ) 2nd Speculateur ( J Kennedy 166 ) 6.00L 3rd Whatsanotheryear ( M Walsh 166 ) 6.00L 9th Thewaybackhome ( J P Shinnick 166 , Cd 163 ) 103.75L See full resultsJ P Shinnick 75.3kg, Cd 73.9kg 47.1kgL9 (15)
Curraghmore 26-Oct-25 4828m GOOD Md (of $6,000), SP: 7.00 1st Loch Ness Pineau ( H P Goff 160 ) 2nd Thewaybackhome ( D Higgins 160 ) 3rd Make Idaho Great ( B Dunleavy 165 ) 3.50LD Higgins 72.6kg2
Bartlemy 11-May-25 4828m GOOD Md (of $6,000), SP: 9.00 1st Homegrown Hero ( A T Feeney 165 ) 2nd Berkie ( J P Murray 160 ) 2.00L 3rd I Walked The Line ( J W Hendrick 165 ) 3.00L 8th Thewaybackhome ( F Tegetmeier 160 , Cd 0 ) 24.50LF Tegetmeier 72.6kg, Cd 0 24.50L8