How's The Head (2019) Horse
About
How's The Head is a 6yo gelding trained by T Townend in Cork. He is by Sans Frontieres out of Piece D’or. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless in ten starts. In his most recent start at Tramore on 25 Nov 2025, Jodie Townend rode him to fourth place, finishing behind the winner Bon Viveur.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tramore 25-Nov-25 3260m HEAVY R1 MdH $500 (of $9,999), SP: 6.00 1st Bon Viveur ( P W Mullins 166 ) 2nd Youneedabitofluck ( B Hayes 166 ) 4.00L 3rd Khmer ( S Ewing 166 ) 6.75L 4th How's The Head ( J Townend 166 ) 10.50L See full results | J Townend 75.3kg 10.50L | 4 (14) |
| Limerick 18-Oct-25 3820m GOOD R2 MdH $2,399 (of $12,000), SP: 10.00 1st Run For The Border ( M Kenneally 159 ) 2nd How's The Head ( J Townend 166 ) 1.50L 3rd Kazbek ( J Coen 166 ) 3.50L See full results | J Townend 75.3kg 1.50L | 2 (10) |
| Fairyhouse 11-Oct-25 3220m SOFT R7 NHF $300 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 03:54.100, SP: 8.00 1st Carrig Padraig ( L Costello 168 , Cd 161 ) 2nd Minella Jury ( M O'sullivan 168 , Cd 163 ) 9.00L 3rd Max Goodwin ( A Mcguinness 168 , Cd 161 ) 14.00L 5th How's The Head ( J Townend 168 ) 16.50L See full results | J Townend 76.2kg 16.50L | 5 (9) |
| Cork 04-Aug-25 3710m GOOD R8 NHF $200 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:17.500, SP: 67.00 1st Passenger ( F Maguire 168 ) 2nd St Lawrence's Well ( D L Queally 168 ) 4.25L 3rd Crossroads ( A P Ryan 168 ) 5.00L 6th How's The Head ( J Townend 168 ) 13.20L See full results | J Townend 76.2kg 13.20L | 6 (10) |
| Ballyknock 16-Apr-25 4830m SOFT Md (of $6,000), SP: 7.00 Alw rr, 11th from 3rd til last from 6th, cto when slow 9th & pu bef 3out 1st The Rebel County ( J Ahern 165 ) 2nd Vodka Splash ( B Barry 165 ) 13.00L 3rd Believe That ( T J Forbes 165 ) 1.00L How's The Head ( J Hurley 170 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L | J Hurley 77.1kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD |
| Ballynoe 23-Mar-25 4830m SOFT Md (of $6,000), SP: 4.50 Mid-div, 4th from 5th til 5th bef 3out, fair 4th & btn aftr 3out, sl prog aftr 2out, gaining on 3rd cl hm 1st Mor Go Leor ( W Verling 165 ) 2nd Stanners Glen ( E Mahon 170 ) 5.00L 3rd Primitic ( J I Stokes 165 ) 6.00L 4th How's The Head ( J Hurley 170 , Cd 0 ) 11.25L | J Hurley 77.1kg, Cd 0 11.25L | 4 |
| Ballyvodock 02-Feb-25 4830m SOFT Md (of $6,000), SP: 11.00 Ww in rr, mod 12th 1/2way, prog bef 4out, cl 8th well aftr 3out, went 3rd bef last, no impr on 1st 2 1st Ebenezer Scrooge ( M J O'connor 170 ) 2nd Made U Look ( A O'sullivan 170 ) 5.00L 3rd How's The Head ( J Hurley 170 ) 10.00L | J Hurley 77.1kg 10.00L | 3 |
| Ballindenisk 11-Jan-25 4830m HEAVY Md (of $6,000), SP: 7.00 Mid-div best, 6th & kn aftr 4th, drpd to last 3out & cto when pu well bef 2out 1st Burren View ( L Costello 165 ) 2nd I Am Rocco ( L E Williams 165 ) 1.00L 3rd Tokens Glory ( J Hurley 170 ) 0.50L How's The Head ( E P O'brien 170 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L | E P O'brien 77.1kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD |
| Boulta 07-Dec-24 4830m SOFT (of $6,000), SP: 3.00 Mid-div when fell 1st 1st Trooper Carton ( J Ahern 165 ) 2nd Tokens Glory ( J Hurley 170 ) 7.50L 3rd Believe That ( T J Forbes 165 ) 9.50L How's The Head ( E P O'brien 170 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L | E P O'brien 77.1kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD |
| Dromahane 14-Apr-24 4830m HEAVY Md (of $6,000), SP: 8/1 Mid-div, prog well aftr 4out, ld bef 2out where b mstk, jnd when b mstk last & then wknd in 4th 1st Always A Reason ( T P Roche 170 ) 2nd He's A Diamond ( D Allen 170 ) 4.00L 4th How's The Head ( J Hurley 170 , Cd 0 ) 24.25L | J Hurley 77.1kg, Cd 0 24.25L | 4 |
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