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Candy Warhol

There's something quietly remarkable about a horse who turns up at the same track over and over again until it becomes their own. Candy Warhol has raced 42 times across a seven-year career, winning just 3 of them — that's roughly 1 in every 14 races — which sounds modest until you notice where all three of those wins have come: Wolverhampton. Every single victory, including the first one on April Fool's Day 2025 and the most recent on 16 June 2025, has been at that same floodlit track in the West Midlands. Out of 23 races there, Candy Warhol has won 3, which is a win rate of 13% — nearly double the overall career average. For a horse who wins roughly 1 in 14 races overall, winning 3 from 23 at one specific venue tells you this isn't coincidence. Something about Wolverhampton suits this horse in a way nowhere else quite does.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Twirling Candy
Mother
Costume
Owner
Homecroft Wealth, Paul J Dixon & Partners
Rating
60

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
42
Career races
3
Wins
7.1%
Win rate
avg ~10%
38.1%
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
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The profile that emerges is of a specialist in every sense. Candy Warhol does best over short distances — between five and six-and-a-half furlongs — winning 2 from 14 races at those trips, and competes almost exclusively in Class 6 races, which are the entry-level contests that fill out midweek cards. Three wins from 20 races at that level (15%, or roughly 1 in 7) represents the best version of what this horse can do. It's not glamorous, but it's consistent, and consistency matters.

Jockey Kieran O'Neill has been the regular partner, riding in 14 of those 42 races and winning 2 of them — that's 14%, or 1 in 7, which is meaningfully better than the overall record. The pair clearly have something that works, even if recent form has gone quiet. The last six runs read 9-3-2-6-5-4 in reverse order, meaning Candy Warhol hasn't won in those six outings, though a second and a third place in that stretch show the horse hasn't fallen apart entirely.

Trainer Scott Dixon, based in Rolleston in Nottinghamshire, has had a productive season with 33 winners sent out, and Candy Warhol is still very much part of the picture — the horse raced just yesterday, which is about as active as it gets. At seven years old and with that Wolverhampton affinity firmly established, every trip back to the floodlights will carry genuine expectation.

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Course specialist at Wolverhampton: 3 wins from 23 starts (13%)
Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 14% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Yet to win at Southwell in 6 attempts
Struggles on LH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Standard to slow
Good to firm
Avoids
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
Loves
7F – 1M
Ok
1M1F – 1M2F
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4
Avoids
Class 5
Avoids
Class 6
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Right-handed, undulating
Left-handed, tight
Left-handed, undulating
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turning
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
4 Apr
4th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
20 Mar
5th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
26 Dec
6th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
8 Dec
2nd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
24 Nov
3rd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
19 Aug
9th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
6 Aug
7th
Brighton
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
8 Jul
6th
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
16 Jun
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
3 Jun
3rd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 7 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Kieran O'Neill Current Jockey
14.3%
Win rate
2/14
Won / Rode
16.7%
Win rate
1/6
Won / Rode
Phil Dennis
0%
Win rate
0/6
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
Jack Duern
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Jonathan Fisher
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Wolverhampton
Galloping
23 3 wins, 4 seconds, 4 thirds, 12 other 4 Apr 13.0%
Southwell
Galloping
6 6 other 29 Jul 0%
Brighton
Undulating
4 1 second, 3 other 6 Aug 0%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
4 1 third, 3 other 22 Aug 0%
Chester
Tight
1 1 third 25 Jun 0%
Salisbury
Undulating
1 1 third 9 Jul 0%
Pontefract
Undulating
1 1 other 8 Jul 0%
Chepstow
Galloping
1 1 second 21 May 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
1 1 other 19 Sep 0%