Captain Potter
5-year-old gelding with 5 wins from 28 runs who runs best on mostly firm ground.
Owner
Brian Ellison Racing Club
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
⚡ 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 3 starts (33%)
✔ Course specialist at Pontefract: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Returning from a 160-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at Newcastle in 6 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 11 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 (all-weather)
Avoids
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
20 Oct
4th
Pontefract
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 5 runners
18 Sep
🏆 Won
Pontefract
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
21 Aug
11th
Newcastle
Long Distance (2m+) · Standard · 14 runners
6 Aug
🏆 Won
Pontefract
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
13 Jul
3rd
Southwell
Long Distance (2m+) · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
22 Jun
🏆 Won
Pontefract
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
9 Jun
2nd
Pontefract
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
24 May
4th
Catterick Bridge
1m6f – 2m · Good · 7 runners
2 May
2nd
Newcastle
Long Distance (2m+) · Standard · 4 runners
12 Apr
4th
Nottingham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 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 |
|---|
| Pontefract Undulating |
6 |
3 wins, 1 second, 2 other |
20 Oct |
50% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
6 |
2 seconds, 1 third, 3 other |
21 Aug |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
5 |
1 win, 4 other |
24 May |
20% |
| Sedgefield Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
12 Jan |
100% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Jun |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
11 Apr |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
27 Aug |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Jul |
0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
7 Dec |
0% |
| Bangor-on-Dee Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 Dec |
0% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
25 Jan |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Apr |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
21 Aug |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
13 Jul |
0% |