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Candy Warhol

Candy Warhol is a seven-year-old with a modest record of three wins from 53 races, but there is something intriguing about how those victories are clustered. All three have come at Wolverhampton, a track where the horse has won 3 of its 26 races — roughly 1 in every 9 attempts, which is notably higher than its overall 1-in-18 win rate. That pattern suggests Candy Warhol has genuine affinity for the place, something that matters in racing because horses do develop preferences, and the yard who spot this can make smart use of it.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
53

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
53
Career races
3
Wins
5.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
43.4%
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 horse competes almost entirely at the lower levels, Class 6, where it has won 3 of 20 races — a 15% win rate that is respectable for that grade. What stands out is the gap in its winning form. The last victory came on 16 June 2025 at Wolverhampton, now 14 months in the past, and across the six most recent races Candy Warhol has not won once, with results of third, third, second, fourth, fourth, and seventh. The horse remains active — it raced just a day ago — but is clearly in a lean spell.

Trainer Scott Dixon, based at Rolleston in Nottinghamshire, has built a productive yard with 33 winners this season, and jockey Kieran O'Neill has partnered Candy Warhol 18 times, winning twice together at an 11% rate. That working relationship may hold a key; if the horse is to get back to the winner's enclosure, it may well do so back at Wolverhampton, where it has shown it can win and where O'Neill could be expected to book the ride. For now, though, Candy Warhol is a veteran of 53 races searching for a way back to the form it showed in mid-2025.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Course specialist at Wolverhampton: 3 wins from 26 starts (12%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Poor record on firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Yet to win at Southwell in 6 attempts
Yet to win at Lingfield Park in 5 attempts
Yet to win at Brighton in 5 attempts
Struggles on LH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
Struggles on LH Sharp 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 (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
Firm (dry)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
7F – 1M
Ok
1M1F – 1M2F
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
23 Aug
3rd
Brighton
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 16 runners
31 Jul
3rd
Bath
5f – 6½f · Firm · 5 runners
21 Jul
2nd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
6 Jul
4th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
23 Jun
4th
Ffos Las
5f – 6½f · Good · 6 runners
6 Jun
7th
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 16 runners
26 May
4th
Bath
5f – 6½f · Firm · 7 runners
12 May
2nd
Bath
5f – 6½f · Firm · 8 runners
7 May
3rd
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
27 Apr
2nd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Kieran O'Neill Current Jockey
11.1%
Win rate
2/18
Won / Rode
16.7%
Win rate
1/6
Won / Rode
Phil Dennis
0%
Win rate
0/6
Won / Rode
Mikkel Mortensen
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
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
0%
Win rate
0/1
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
Christian Howarth(3)
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Wolverhampton
Galloping
26 3 wins, 6 seconds, 4 thirds, 13 other 21 Jul 11.5%
Southwell
Galloping
6 6 other 29 Jul 0%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
5 1 second, 1 third, 3 other 20 Apr 0%
Brighton
Undulating
5 1 second, 1 third, 3 other 23 Aug 0%
Bath
Undulating
3 1 second, 1 third, 1 other 31 Jul 0%
Pontefract
Undulating
1 1 other 8 Jul 0%
Chester
Tight
1 1 third 25 Jun 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
1 1 other 19 Sep 0%
Salisbury
Undulating
1 1 third 9 Jul 0%
Windsor
Sharp
1 1 third 7 May 0%
Doncaster
Galloping
1 1 other 6 Jun 0%
Ffos Las
Galloping
1 1 other 23 Jun 0%
Chepstow
Galloping
1 1 second 21 May 0%