Atticum
Atticum has the look of a horse finally finding his feet at just the right moment. The three-year-old won his first race at Great Yarmouth in October, breaking through on his eighth attempt, and that success appears to have given him confidence. His recent form shows real improvement — he has picked up three placed finishes in his last six races, with wins proving elusive but consistency creeping in. Over the past year, jockey
George Wood noted that Atticum had simply needed time to mature and learn his trade, and that assessment seems spot on: the horse "did it pretty easily" when he finally got his head in front at Yarmouth, suggesting the penny had genuinely dropped.
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
What stands out is that despite winning only once in eight races — a 12% win rate that sounds modest on paper — Atticum is clearly a horse with ability. He runs in races where places matter as much as wins, and he picks them up with some regularity. Trainer Robert Cowell, based in Newmarket, is running a productive yard this season with 24 winners to his name, and he clearly believes in Atticum's potential. The horse was raced just a day ago, so he remains very much active and in regular work, which suggests the team thinks there is more to come. For a three-year-old who only just found the winner's enclosure a year ago, that optimism seems well-founded.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Oct
4th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
29 Jul
3rd
Sandown Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 7 runners
20 Jun
3rd
Redcar
5f – 6½f · Good · 6 runners
1 Jun
5th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
24 Apr
5th
Sandown Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
21 Oct
🏆 Won
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 4 runners
2 Oct
2nd
Nottingham
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
8 Sep
9th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 14 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 |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
29 Jul |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
21 Oct |
100% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jun |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
20 Jun |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Sep |
0% |