Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse is a 4-year-old with a modest record of one win from sixteen races, which works out to roughly one victory in every seventeen starts. That sole triumph came back in October at Southwell, and the horse has not found the winner's enclosure in the ten months since — a considerable drought that tells you everything about the difficulty of the sport even at its lower levels.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
43.8%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The real story with Betelgeuse is consistency without paydays. In his last six runs, he has placed in four of them (finishing second or third), which suggests he is regularly competitive but cannot quite get over the line. Over distances of a mile and six furlongs to two miles, where the horse seems to run best, he has managed only one win from ten attempts — a 10% win rate that is better than his overall figure but still nothing to build a career on. His trainer, S Woods, runs a sharp yard at Newmarket that has already sent out 24 winners this season, so Betelgeuse is not struggling for attention or expertise. When he steps up in grade to Class 5 company — the higher level — he has won none of five races, which explains why he remains a regular at the lower tiers. The horse is still actively racing, having just run a day ago, and plainly has the appetite to keep trying. For a horse with just one career win, Betelgeuse is doing what many do: turning up, running respectably, and hoping the next one is his.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 10% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Aug
3rd
Lingfield Park
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 6 runners
14 Jul
5th
Leicester
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
26 Jun
2nd
Newmarket
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
18 Jun
3rd
Great Yarmouth
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 3 runners
20 May
5th
Great Yarmouth
1m6f – 2m · Good · 6 runners
29 Apr
2nd
Southwell
Long Distance (2m+) · Standard · 5 runners
15 Apr
2nd
Southwell
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 8 runners
31 Oct
5th
Southwell
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 8 runners
16 Oct
🏆 Won
Southwell
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 9 runners
9 Aug
6th
Newmarket
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 10 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 |
|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
5 |
1 win, 2 seconds, 2 other |
29 Apr |
20% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
18 Jun |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
26 Jun |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Sep |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Aug |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
14 Jul |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
27 Jun |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
23 Jul |
0% |