Cavolo Nero
Cavolo Nero is a 4-year-old with the look of a horse gradually figuring things out. Over 14 races, the horse has won 4 times and finished in the money in another 9, giving it a win rate of roughly 1 in every 3.5 races — solid, steady form rather than brilliant. The real story is in the recent months. Three weeks ago at Kempton Park, Cavolo Nero posted its most recent victory, and since then it has picked up two wins from its last six races, which suggests the horse is starting to hit its stride. That kind of pattern — inconsistent but improving — often means a horse is learning the game and starting to use its experience.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Robin
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Harry Eustace's Newmarket yard has sent out 24 winners this season, and Cavolo Nero fits comfortably into a solid, working stable rather than a fashionable one. The horse is raced regularly in Class 4 company, the bread-and-butter level of racing, where Cavolo Nero has won 1 of 5 races — not spectacular, but respectable. Daniel Muscutt has been its jockey for six runs, though they have clicked just once for a win, suggesting the partnership is still bedding in. What stands out is the horse's willingness to compete and place regularly: nine placings from 14 races means Cavolo Nero is rarely far away from the action. It raced only yesterday, which shows the horse is being kept busy and active. For a 4-year-old in ordinary Class 4 races, that's a no-nonsense schedule — fired in hard, kept sharp, and brought along like a genuine working horse.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Likes
Standard (all-weather)
Likes
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Sep
9th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · 14 runners
19 Aug
🏆 Won
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · 9 runners
10 Jun
🏆 Won
Great Yarmouth
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 11 runners
25 Apr
4th
Haydock Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
8 Apr
3rd
Nottingham
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 10 runners
4 Mar
2nd
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow
23 Sep
3rd
Lingfield Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 10 runners
5 Sep
4th
Ascot
7f – 1m · Soft · 15 runners
31 Jul
8th
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 20 runners
20 Jun
6th
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 10 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 |
|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 other |
5 Sep |
33.3% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
28 Feb |
50% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
31 Jul |
50% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
20 Jun |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
10 Jun |
100% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
8 Apr |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Apr |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
23 Sep |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Sep |
0% |