The form book tells a story of a horse that knows its own mind. On normal ground, Alligator Alley has won 7 of 29 races — that's nearly 1 in 4, a genuinely strong record that reveals how much conditions matter. Push it shorter, to a sprint under five furlongs, and the numbers get even better: 3 wins from 10 races, or 30%, which is the kind of ratio that makes you sit up. Speed over a short distance on a good surface is clearly where this horse is most dangerous.
Then there is Thirsk. Two wins from just four visits makes it a genuine course specialist there, and the fact that it registered its very first career win at that track in August 2022 suggests a real affinity with the place. Within the space of five months in late 2022 and early 2023, Alligator Alley rattled off three Class 2 wins on artificial tracks — at Wolverhampton, Southwell, and Newcastle — which represents a purple patch that would make any yard proud. Trainer Ruth Carr, operating out of Stillington in North Yorkshire, has had a productive season with 56 winners sent out, and this horse has been one of her reliable performers at the better end of the grade.
Recent form has cooled from those heights — finishing 8th and 9th in its last two outings after back-to-back wins — but the last victory came as recently as December 2025, just seven months ago, and with a race as recently as yesterday this is very much a horse still in the game. Jockey Jason Watson has partnered Alligator Alley 17 times and won twice together, a 12% win rate that reflects a solid working relationship. At nine, with ten career wins already banked at a tough level, this is a horse that has genuinely earned its place on any racecard it appears on.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
10 | 3 wins, 2 thirds, 5 other | 5 Jul | 30% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
9 | 2 wins, 1 second, 6 other | 18 Nov | 22.2% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
7 | 2 wins, 3 thirds, 2 other | 20 Dec | 28.6% |
| York Galloping |
6 | 1 second, 5 other | 16 May | 0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
4 | 2 wins, 2 other | 17 May | 50% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
4 | 1 third, 3 other | 29 Mar | 0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
3 | 1 second, 1 third, 1 other | 3 Sep | 0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 20 Jun | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
3 | 1 third, 2 other | 5 Jul | 0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 5 Sep | 0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
3 | 3 other | 1 Jun | 0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 17 Sep | 0% |
| chelmsford | 1 | 1 win | 11 Dec | 100% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 9 Jul | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 23 Jul | 0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 18 Oct | 0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 25 Jul | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 26 Jun | 0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 22 Jun | 0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 15 Aug | 0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 13 Apr | 0% |