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Cahier's Den

Ten races into its career and Cahier's Den is still waiting for that first winner's enclosure moment. The six-year-old has never won, though it has placed five times from those ten outings — meaning it has finished in the frame half the time without ever quite getting its nose in front. That's the story of a horse that shows up, competes, and somehow always finds one or two better on the day.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Chestnut
Father
Idaho
Mother
Caballo Sin Nombre
Owner
David & Carol Shaw
Rating
100

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
10
Career races
0
Wins
0%
Win rate
avg ~10%
50%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
Auto-Generated

The recent form tells a familiar tale. Looking at the last six races, there are placings, a couple of blanks, and no wins. Jockey Theo Gillard has been the regular partner throughout, riding Cahier's Den in all six of those races without a victory to show for it. That's not necessarily a crisis — plenty of horses find their moment eventually — but the pattern is becoming hard to ignore.

The bulk of Cahier's Den's racing has come at Class 4 level, which sits in the lower-middle tier of British racing, and the record there reads 0 wins from 8 races. In other words, this horse has repeatedly been sent out at a level where winning ought to be within reach, and it hasn't managed it yet. That said, trainer Donald McCain is no stranger to getting results — his yard at Cholmondeley in Cheshire has sent out 51 winners already this season, which is a serious operation. Whether Cahier's Den can finally contribute to that tally is the open question. It raced just yesterday, so another run is likely just around the corner.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Good (firm-ish)
Good to soft
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4
Class 5
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Right-handed, undulating
Left-handed, undulating
Left-handed, tight turning

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
31 Mar
2nd
Newcastle
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
26 Feb
DNF
Wetherby
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 6 runners
24 Jan
4th
Uttoxeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 8 runners
10 Nov
6th
Carlisle
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners
8 Apr
3rd
Carlisle
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
19 Mar
2nd
Haydock Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
22 Feb
2nd
Newcastle
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
29 Dec
6th
Kelso
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
1 Dec
5th
Carlisle
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
11 Nov
2nd
Carlisle
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Theo Gillard Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/6
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Carlisle
Undulating
4 1 second, 1 third, 2 other 10 Nov 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
2 2 seconds 31 Mar 0%
Kelso
Undulating
1 1 other 29 Dec 0%
Uttoxeter
Sharp
1 1 other 24 Jan 0%
Wetherby
Galloping
1 1 other 26 Feb 0%
Haydock Park
Galloping
1 1 second 19 Mar 0%