Battle Hymn
Three races in, and Battle Hymn is still waiting for that first win — but there are reasons to stay interested. The three-year-old has finished third, thirteenth, and fourth across its career so far, which tells a story of a horse that has shown some promise without yet putting it all together. That thirteenth-place finish stands out as the outlier; the other two runs, where it hit the frame without winning, suggest ability that simply hasn't converted yet.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
33.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trained by David Simcock at his Newmarket yard in Suffolk, Battle Hymn is in capable hands. Simcock's operation has been in fine form this season, sending out 39 winners — a strong return that reflects a yard comfortable preparing horses to perform at a decent level. Newmarket is one of British racing's great training centres, and having a horse based there means access to some of the best gallops and preparation facilities in the country.
What Battle Hymn needs now is a race where everything clicks. A horse of this age, with just three runs under its belt, is still very much a work in progress. Three-year-olds often take time to mature and settle into competing, and the fact it raced just one day ago shows the team is keeping it active and looking for that breakthrough. Whether it arrives soon is the question — but with a yard in this kind of form behind it, the opportunity should come.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Jul
3rd
Lingfield Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 4 runners
11 May
13th
Windsor
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
13 Mar
4th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 6 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 May |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Mar |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
15 Jul |
0% |