Alpe d'Huez
Alpe d'Huez is a two-year-old still finding its feet on the track, with one win from five races and a habit of mixing solid efforts with the occasional disappointment. The horse broke through on 30 April at Lingfield Park — a course that seems to suit it — and returned there five months later to win again, suggesting it has figured out something about the track's particular demands. Between those two victories, results have been mixed: a second-place finish, a fifth, a third, and most recently a third place just a day ago.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Middleham Park Racing CV & Partner
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The win rate of one in every five races is nothing to get excited about at this stage, but the placing record — three times in the first three — shows consistent ability to be competitive. What will matter most now is whether this two-year-old can build momentum through the winter and into next season. Trainer A Watson, who runs the Upper Lambourn yard in Berkshire, has had a strong season with 62 winners already, so Alpe d'Huez is in experienced hands. The real question is whether that early promise at Lingfield will develop into something more, or whether the horse will remain a mid-field performer chasing occasional placings.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Sep
3rd
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 16 runners
3 Aug
5th
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
17 Jun
25th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 25 runners
5 Jun
2nd
Epsom Downs
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
30 Apr
🏆 Won
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 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 |
|---|
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
30 Apr |
100% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jun |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Aug |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
13 Sep |
0% |