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Castle Stuart

There's a lot to like about a four-year-old who wins roughly 1 in every 8 races and has already tasted victory at a top-tier level — and Castle Stuart has done exactly that. Trained by Richard and Peter Fahey at Musley Bank in North Yorkshire, this horse has put together a career record of 2 wins and 6 placed efforts from 15 races, and last July it stepped up to one of Britain's top races and delivered, winning a Class 2 contest at Musselburgh. At that level, where most horses are competing for serious prize money against quality opposition, winning even 1 in every 5 races would be considered respectable. Castle Stuart has managed that.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
4 years old
Sex
Colt
Colour
Bay
Father
Dubawi
Mother
Golden Crown
Owner
P D Smith Holdings Ltd
Rating
88

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
15
Career races
2
Wins
13.3%
Win rate
avg ~10%
40%
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 distance question is where things get really interesting. Over a mile and one furlong to a mile and two furlongs, this horse has won 2 of just 4 races — that's a 50% win rate at its preferred trip, which is a genuinely striking number. Half its races at that distance have ended in a winner's enclosure, suggesting the Fahey yard knows exactly where to place it to maximum effect.

The first win came at Hamilton Park in August 2024, which gave the team a blueprint to work from. Then came that Class 2 success at Musselburgh in July 2025 — a step up in class that the horse handled confidently. Since then, however, it hasn't won in its last six races, with recent finishes reading 7th, 6th, 6th, 10th, 2nd, and 4th. The second and fourth-place efforts show it's still competitive and placing, but the winners have dried up over the last thirteen months.

That said, the Fahey operation is in strong form this season with 23 winners already on the board, and this horse raced just yesterday, so it's clearly being kept busy. For a four-year-old still finding its feet at the higher levels, there's no reason to write it off. The Musselburgh win at Class 2 level is the ceiling it has already proved it can reach — the question now is whether it can reach it again.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 50% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Yet to win at York in 5 attempts
Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 10 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
1M1F – 1M2F
Loves
7F – 1M
Unknown
1M3F – 1M4F
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1 (elite)
Unknown
Class 2 (high-level)
Loves
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
11 Jul
4th
York
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 22 runners
12 Jun
2nd
York
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 16 runners
30 May
10th
Carlisle
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
15 May
6th
York
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 17 runners
29 Mar
6th
Doncaster
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
8 Nov
7th
Doncaster
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 23 runners
10 Oct
4th
York
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 8 runners
11 Sep
7th
Doncaster
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
23 Aug
3rd
York
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 15 runners
1 Jul
🏆 Won
Musselburgh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 7 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
Barry McHugh Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
2/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
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
York
Galloping
5 1 second, 1 third, 3 other 11 Jul 0%
Doncaster
Galloping
3 3 other 29 Mar 0%
Musselburgh
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 third 1 Jul 50%
Haydock Park
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 9 Aug 0%
Hamilton Park
Sharp
1 1 win 23 Aug 100%
Pontefract
Undulating
1 1 other 21 Oct 0%
Carlisle
Undulating
1 1 other 30 May 0%