Breaking Ground
Breaking Ground remains a horse still searching for its first victory after nine career races without a win or a place finish. The five-year-old competes regularly in mid-level races, where it has shown no success across three attempts at that level. Trained by R Mike Smith at Galston in East Ayrshire, the horse races out of a yard that has saddled 25 winners this season, suggesting the trainer has other horses performing well even if this particular one has not clicked yet.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
Recent form shows a familiar pattern. Over the last six races — the most recent just a day ago — Breaking Ground has finished fifth, sixth, eighth, eleventh, twelfth, and fifth again. The lack of any place finishes in that stretch tells the real story: this horse is consistently beaten and is nowhere near the front when races finish. At a five-year-old, Breaking Ground is at an age where horses either have found their level or are unlikely to do so. With no wins from nine outings, this appears to be a horse that may simply lack the speed or consistency needed to cross the line first, at least in competitive company.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Perth in 6 attempts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
29 Sep
7th
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
28 Aug
5th
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
2 Jul
6th
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
7 Jun
8th
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
14 May
11th
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
23 Apr
12th
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
20 Mar
5th
Musselburgh
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
13 Jan
DNF
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 10 runners
16 Aug
10th
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
13 Jul
5th
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 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 |
|---|
| Perth Galloping |
6 |
6 other |
2 Jul |
0% |
| Sedgefield Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
29 Sep |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jan |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 Mar |
0% |