Cheeky Chesca
Cheeky Chesca is a two-year-old with a win to her name and the kind of recent form that suggests she is starting to figure things out. The horse has raced thirteen times, winning once and placing in six others—a record that reads like steady progress rather than spectacular promise, but at this stage of her career, consistency matters. She won her first race at Catterick Bridge on 8 September, and that breakthrough came just over four weeks ago. Since then, her form has been mixed: a third-place finish, another third, a sixth, and a first place only one day ago. That most recent run shows she is still active and still trying.Based on TrackLab's analysis
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📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What makes Cheeky Chesca interesting is less her overall record and more her connection to Tim Easterby's yard at Great Habton in North Yorkshire. Easterby has sent out 128 winners this season, and he has a reputation for getting young horses ready to win. Cheeky Chesca's sole victory came under her care, and the fact that she has raced so recently—literally yesterday—suggests the trainer believes there is more to come. For a two-year-old, a win rate of roughly one victory in every thirteen races is not unusual; many young horses take time to master racing. What matters is the direction of travel. With a recent second placing, two third placings, and another race in the books just days ago, Cheeky Chesca is being given opportunities and is showing signs of learning her trade. She may not be a star in the making, but she is a horse worth watching.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Oct
10th
Redcar
5f – 6½f · Good · 13 runners
23 Sep
6th
Redcar
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
8 Sep
🏆 Won
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
30 Aug
3rd
Beverley
5f – 6½f · Heavy · 13 runners
17 Aug
3rd
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
1 Aug
9th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
15 Jul
7th
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
25 Jun
7th
Nottingham
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
17 Jun
3rd
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners
4 Jun
2nd
Wetherby
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 9 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 |
|---|
| Redcar Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
3 |
1 win, 1 third, 1 other |
8 Sep |
33.3% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
17 May |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Aug |
0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
17 Jun |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
30 Aug |
0% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
4 Jun |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Jun |
0% |