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Cloudbuster

Cloudbuster is a 3-year-old who has shown enough promise to keep the yard — sorry, to keep the yard interested, with 1 win and 4 placed finishes from 8 races. That win rate of roughly 1 in every 8 races is modest, but placings matter too, and finishing in the top three four times suggests a horse that is competitive without yet finding the trick of winning regularly.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
3 years old
Sex
Filly
Colour
Bay
Father
Dream Ahead
Mother
Abated
Owner
Chris Stedman
Official rating
76

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
8
Career races
1
Wins
12.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
50%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
163 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
TrackLab's detailed breakdown

That one career victory came at Chepstow in August 2025, and it remains the defining moment of Cloudbuster's profile so far. Chepstow is a track with a famously tricky downhill finish that rewards horses with balance and a cool head — so winning there as a 3-year-old is worth noting. Whether that course suits Cloudbuster in a way others don't will be one of the interesting questions as the season develops.

The recent form reading 9-6-2-1-3-3 tells a story of its own. Reading from right to left — oldest to newest — there's a pair of thirds, then a win, then second, then sixth, then ninth. That's a horse who peaked sharply and has since drifted back through the field. It doesn't mean the ability has gone, but it's honest evidence that Cloudbuster hasn't recaptured that winning form since August. At Class 4 level specifically — the fourth tier of British racing, solid but not elite — Cloudbuster has raced three times and hasn't won once, which hints that even at this level the horse still has something to prove.

Trainer Richard Newland and his co-trainer Jamie Insole, based in Worcestershire, have been in excellent form this season with 49 winners sent out. A yard operating at that kind of volume knows which horses are ready to run and when — so the fact that Cloudbuster raced just yesterday means the team clearly believes there's more to come. Whether the horse can rediscover that Chepstow spark is the question worth watching.

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
5F – 6½F
7F – 1M
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
12 May
9th
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
24 Sep
6th
Goodwood
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
13 Sep
2nd
Bath
5f – 6½f · Soft · 7 runners
14 Aug
🏆 Won
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
27 Jul
3rd
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
18 Jul
3rd
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
30 Jun
4th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
21 May
10th
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 11 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
25%
Win rate
1/4
Wins / rides
Elizabeth Gale
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
Pontefract
Undulating
2 2 thirds 27 Jul 0%
Chepstow
Galloping
1 1 win 14 Aug 100%
Kempton Park
Galloping
1 1 other 21 May 0%
Wolverhampton
Galloping
1 1 other 30 Jun 0%
Bath
Undulating
1 1 second 13 Sep 0%
Goodwood
Undulating
1 1 other 24 Sep 0%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
1 1 other 12 May 0%