Carmel Valley
Carmel Valley is a three-year-old still searching for a breakthrough, having run eight times without a win so far. The horse has shown some promise — it has finished in the frame, meaning second or third place, twice — but consistency has been the problem. Looking at the recent form, there have been moments of encouragement: a third-place finish three races ago suggests the horse can stay competitive on its day, and a second place earlier in that sequence proved it belongs in races. But the pattern of results — ranging from second to eighth — shows a horse that has not yet found a level where it truly dominates or settles into a rhythm.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
25%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trained by Katie Scott at her yard near Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, Carmel Valley is part of a stable that has been sending out winners regularly this season with 17 victories to their name. The yard clearly knows how to get horses into form. For Carmel Valley, that breakthrough win remains the next target. After racing just a day ago, the horse is clearly active and in work, so there will be more opportunities ahead. Whether the horse has the ability to convert one of those chances into a win, or whether it will settle into a career as a reliable competitor without reaching the winner's circle, should become clearer in the coming weeks and months.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
24 Aug
8th
Musselburgh
7f – 1m · Good · 10 runners
10 Aug
7th
Ayr
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
27 Jul
3rd
Ayr
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
6 Jul
2nd
Ayr
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 11 runners
19 Jun
7th
Ayr
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 9 runners
10 May
6th
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Good · 10 runners
25 Apr
7th
Limerick
7f – 1m · Yielding · 15 runners
4 Oct
7th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Soft_To_Heavy · 14 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Ayr Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 1 third, 2 other |
10 Aug |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Apr |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 May |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
24 Aug |
0% |