Buzz Box
Buzz Box has the rhythm of a horse that knows exactly where it runs best. A five-year-old with 3 wins from 17 races—roughly one victory every five or six outings—the gelding is a creature of habit, and that habit has a postal code: Newcastle. Of its three career wins, two came at that track, and it has finished in the money there 5 times from just 12 races. That's a win rate of 1 win every 4 visits to the Northumberland track, which is the kind of pattern that makes a trainer's notebook light up. Trained by
Michael Herrington at Willoughton in Lincolnshire, Buzz Box competes almost entirely in Class 5 company, winning 2 of 11 races at that level—a similar ratio to its overall record.
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's recent form tells a story of inconsistency. Over its last six races, it has one win, a couple of placings, and some days when it simply has not shown up. That 10-7-9-4-1-1 sequence (reading left to right, most recent first) includes a decent fourth-place finish and two consecutive seconds in early spring, but also a tenth and a ninth that suggest it is not always reliable. Still, with a win just 18 months ago at Newcastle in March 2025, there is a template for what works: get Buzz Box back to the track where it dominates, and it has a genuine chance. Michael Herrington's yard has been sending out 33 winners this season, so the infrastructure is there to target the right opportunities. For a horse that turns up solid more often than spectacular, Newcastle remains its most compelling case.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Course specialist at Newcastle: 3 wins from 12 starts (25%)
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Likes
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
20 Aug
10th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
30 Jul
7th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
5 Jul
9th
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard · 9 runners
22 Jan
4th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
4 Mar
🏆 Won
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
31 Jan
🏆 Won
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
28 Dec
5th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
6 Dec
2nd
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
11 Nov
3rd
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 7 runners
29 Oct
5th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 9 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 |
|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
12 |
3 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third, 6 other |
20 Aug |
25% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
5 Jul |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jul |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
16 Aug |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jul |
0% |