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Castle Way

5-year-old gelding, a consistent performer, with 4 wins from 9 runs over 1m3f – 1m4f.
Quick facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Almanzor
Mother
Beach Frolic
Owner
Godolphin
Official rating
110

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
9
Career races
4
Wins
44.4%
Win rate
avg ~10%
66.7%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
674 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Course specialist at Newmarket: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%)
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 67% win rate
✔ Effective partnership with William Buick: 67% win rate together
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Returning from a 450-day absence

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Ok
📏 Race distance
1M3F – 1M4F
Loves
7F – 1M
Unknown
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
1M6F – 2M
Ok
🏅 Race level
Class 1 (elite)
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Long straights
Unknown

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Jan
7th
meydan
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
3 May
6th
Newmarket
1m6f – 2m · Good · 6 runners
23 Aug
2nd
York
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
13 Jul
🏆 Won
Newmarket
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
5 May
🏆 Won
Newmarket
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 8 runners
19 Oct
🏆 Won
Newmarket
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 7 runners
25 Sep
4th
Epsom Downs
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 5 runners
1 Sep
🏆 Won
Haydock Park
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
12 Aug
2nd
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
66.7%
Win rate
4/6
Wins / rides
James Doyle Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Newmarket
Galloping
5 3 wins, 1 second, 1 other 3 May 60%
Haydock Park
Galloping
1 1 win 1 Sep 100%
York
Galloping
1 1 second 23 Aug 0%
Epsom Downs
Undulating
1 1 other 25 Sep 0%
meydan 1 1 other 3 Jan 0%