Bertie's Ballet

Bertie's Ballet is a consistent campaigner for Dianne Sayer's Hackthorpe yard, an eight-year-old with four wins from 24 races and a knack for finding the frame in between. The horse wins roughly 1 in every 6 races, which speaks to a reliable, steady competitor rather than a star — the kind that keeps a trainer's winners' list ticking over without setting the track alight. What makes Bertie interesting, though, is the course form at Haydock Park. In five races there, the horse has won twice, a win rate of 2 in 5 that stands out sharply against a career average of 4 in 24. That's the kind of pattern worth watching: horses that suit particular tracks often do so for reasons that don't change — ground preference, track layout, the way they handle a familiar stage. Most recently, Bertie won at Haydock on 18 January 2025, nearly two years ago now, suggesting the horse has hit a lean spell since that last victory.Based on TrackLab's analysis