Bust A Moon
Bust A Moon is a 4-year-old horse that has won just once in 26 races — a breakthrough victory at Beverley back in May 2025 that remains the high point of its career. That single win came 17 months ago, meaning the horse has now gone through an extended spell without finding the winner's enclosure, despite picking up seven placed finishes along the way. It is still racing regularly; it ran just a day ago and continues to compete, mostly at Class 6 level where it has won 1 of 15 races (a 7% win rate at this grade).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
The horse runs for Derek Shaw's yard at Sproxton in Leicestershire, a modest operation that has sent out 6 winners this season. Most of Bust A Moon's races have been ridden by Charlie Bennett, though that partnership has yielded no victories from 6 outings together. Recent form offers little encouragement — its last six runs show a withdrawal, two fourth-place finishes, a fifth, a third, and a seventh, suggesting it is struggling to get competitive at present. With a career win rate of just 1 in 26 races (4%), Bust A Moon appears to be a horse of limited ability that has found its level in lower-grade racing, where even modest talent can occasionally translate into a win. The absence of success for 17 months suggests that day at Beverley may well have been its only realistic opportunity to score.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 11 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 14 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
24 Sep
7th
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
9 Sep
4th
Carlisle
5f – 6½f · Good · 13 runners
3 Sep
4th
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard · 7 runners
8 Aug
5th
Redcar
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
31 Jul
3rd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 6 runners
1 Jun
11th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
23 Sep
6th
Beverley
5f – 6½f · Soft · 9 runners
19 Sep
11th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
9 Sep
10th
Carlisle
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
1 Sep
3rd
Carlisle
5f – 6½f · Good · 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 |
|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
4 |
1 third, 3 other |
31 Jul |
0% |
| chelmsford |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
27 Mar |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
9 Sep |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
23 Sep |
50% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
4 Jul |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
19 Sep |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
3 Sep |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
26 Apr |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
21 May |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 May |
0% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
10 Oct |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
24 Sep |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jun |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Aug |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
27 May |
0% |