City of Kings
City Of Kings has spent the last four years chasing that one shining day. The horse's single career victory came at Ascot in September 2022, a moment that now feels like ancient history. At six years old and still racing, the gelding has started nine times without managing to recapture that early success—a pattern that tells you everything about the gap between a one-off win and genuine ability at the track.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The recent form paints a picture of a horse in decline. In its last six outings, City Of Kings has finished ninth, eleventh, eleventh, and sixth, with two races missing from the record entirely. That ninth-place finish just a day ago suggests the horse is still being given chances by trainer Ian Williams's yard at Portway in Worcestershire, an operation that has saddled 96 winners this season. But the numbers speak plainly: one win from nine races is roughly a 1 in 9 shot, and the years since 2022 have yielded nothing but places and mid-field finishes. At this stage of a career, City Of Kings appears to be a horse whose best racing lies firmly in the past.
⚡ 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 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
7 Oct
13th
Nottingham
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
12 Aug
9th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · 10 runners
27 Jul
11th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
11 Jun
11th
Newbury
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 16 runners
10 Jan
DNF
meydan
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 20 runners
20 Dec
DNF
meydan
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
18 Apr
6th
Newmarket
7f – 1m · Soft · 9 runners
2 Sep
🏆 Won
Ascot
7f – 1m · Good · 9 runners
21 Aug
5th
Sandown Park
7f – 1m · Good · 12 runners
5 Aug
DNF
Newmarket
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 11 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 |
|---|
| meydan |
2 |
2 other |
10 Jan |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
18 Apr |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
2 Sep |
100% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jul |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jun |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Aug |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Oct |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Aug |
0% |