Alpha Platoon
Alpha Platoon is a three-year-old still searching for a breakthrough after three races without a win or a place finish. The horse's recent form shows modest improvement — a seventh-place finish last time out, before a fourth and then a seventh — but has not yet translated into anything better than that. With a record of 0 wins from 3 races, Alpha Platoon remains winless, though the upward trend in the most recent outing suggests the horse may be finding its feet.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 horse is trained by Philip Kirby at East Appleton in North Yorkshire, a yard that has already sent out 36 winners this season. Kirby's team clearly knows how to get horses to the winners' enclosure, so Alpha Platoon will be hoping to follow suit. Racing just yesterday keeps things moving quickly, and at three years old there is still plenty of time to develop. The step up in form from the earlier seventh to the fourth-place finish shows the horse is capable of improvement, and the yard will be hoping the next race brings the breakthrough this horse needs.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Sep
7th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
19 Jun
4th
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Soft · 9 runners
11 Jun
7th
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Jun |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jun |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Sep |
0% |