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Ancient Times

Ancient Times is a horse that has found one course to be considerably more profitable than any other. In a career spanning 35 races with just four wins and eleven places, the eight-year-old has won twice at Doncaster from only four attempts there — a win rate that stands out sharply against its overall record of roughly 1 win in every 9 races. That kind of course specialist status is worth noting; it suggests the track, distance, or conditions at Doncaster simply suit this horse in a way that most other venues do not.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Exceed And Excel
Mother
Oriental Step
Owner
The Macdougall Two
Official rating
67

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
35
Career races
4
Wins
11.4%
Win rate
avg ~10%
31.4%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
48 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
TrackLab's detailed breakdown

The horse has been actively raced in recent months, running six times in a short window, though without success. Its last win came at Catterick Bridge on 24 May 2025, a Class 4 race — over sixteen months ago now — which illustrates a lengthy dry spell despite regular opportunities. Recent form reads 4-9-2-13-10-10, a sequence that shows it is still competitive enough to place occasionally but rarely threatening to break its current losing streak. Most of these races have been at the Class 4 level, where Ancient Times has won just 1 of 10 attempts, suggesting it sits right at the ceiling of its ability rather than dominating at that grade.

Hayley Turner has been Ancient Times's most regular pilot, riding it in 13 races and scoring just once, an 8% win rate that underperforms the horse's overall record. Trainer Harry Eustace, based at Newmarket, has a yard in fine fettle this season with 24 winners sent out already, though Ancient Times remains something of an outlier — still capable of placing, but unlikely to add significantly to the yard's tally given its current form and the length of time since its last success.

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 9 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
5F – 6½F
Sprint (< 5F)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Class 3 (mid-level)
Avoids
Class 4 (standard)
Ok
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Sep
4th
Brighton
5f – 6½f · Good · 6 runners
7 Aug
9th
Brighton
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
18 Jul
2nd
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
19 Jun
13th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good · 18 runners
4 Dec
10th
chelmsford
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
20 Nov
10th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
18 Oct
6th
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
3 Oct
12th
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
21 Sep
3rd
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
9 Jun
2nd
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good · 5 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
7.7%
Win rate
1/13
Wins / rides
14.3%
Win rate
1/7
Wins / rides
20%
Win rate
1/5
Wins / rides
50%
Win rate
1/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
George Wood Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Taryn Langley
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Doncaster
Galloping
4 2 wins, 1 second, 1 other 18 Jul 50%
Newmarket
Galloping
4 1 second, 3 other 19 Jun 0%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
3 3 other 20 Nov 0%
Wolverhampton
Galloping
3 3 other 23 Nov 0%
Southwell
Galloping
3 1 third, 2 other 3 Oct 0%
Catterick Bridge
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 other 18 Oct 50%
Brighton
Undulating
2 2 other 1 Sep 0%
Chester
Tight
2 1 second, 1 third 17 Jun 0%
York
Galloping
2 2 other 23 Aug 0%
Musselburgh
Sharp
1 1 win 4 Jun 100%
Epsom Downs
Undulating
1 1 other 3 Jun 0%
Nottingham
Galloping
1 1 other 11 May 0%
Sandown Park
Galloping
1 1 other 20 Aug 0%
Great Yarmouth
Galloping
1 1 other 13 Apr 0%
chelmsford 1 1 other 4 Dec 0%
Salisbury
Undulating
1 1 other 26 Jun 0%
Bath
Undulating
1 1 other 27 Sep 0%
Pontefract
Undulating
1 1 second 9 Jun 0%
Goodwood
Undulating
1 1 second 3 May 0%