Comic Strip
Comic Strip is a three-year-old with genuine potential on normal ground, though the horse has hit a lean spell that demands a return to the right conditions and class level to fire again. The record speaks clearly: two wins and four places from twelve races is respectable, but what stands out is where those wins came from. At Class 4 level — the lower end of the racing ladder — Comic Strip has won two of three races, a win rate of 67% that shows the horse is capable of dominating when pitched at the right mark. Both wins came on normal ground: one at Southwell on 24 October 2025, the other at Wolverhampton on 1 December 2025. That second win is now ten months in the past, and Comic Strip hasn't found the winner's circle since, managing only a pair of fifth-place finishes and some further placed efforts in its last six races.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 bigger picture is one of a horse that needs to get back to the conditions it thrives in. Over eight races on normal ground, Comic Strip has won twice — exactly 25% — which is significantly better than its overall career win rate of roughly 1 in every 6 races. Move away from that fast, dry surface or step up in class against sharper opponents, and the form deteriorates noticeably. Comic Strip is trained by Simon and Ed Crisford at their Newmarket yard, which has been a prolific operation this season with 78 winners already on the board. The horse raced just a day ago, so it remains active and clearly in work, but the message is simple: Comic Strip needs to return to Class 4 company on normal ground to have a realistic chance of breaking its current drought and adding to its tally.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%)
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
28 Sep
4th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
1 Aug
10th
Thirsk
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
29 Jun
5th
Ffos Las
5f – 6½f · Good · 5 runners
23 May
5th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 16 runners
27 Apr
7th
Bath
5f – 6½f · Firm · 10 runners
11 Apr
3rd
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard · 7 runners
20 Dec
2nd
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 4 runners
1 Dec
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 6 runners
24 Oct
🏆 Won
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard · 9 runners
4 Oct
4th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 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 |
|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
4 |
1 win, 3 other |
28 Sep |
25% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 third |
11 Apr |
50% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 Sep |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Jun |
0% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
27 Apr |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 May |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
20 Dec |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Aug |
0% |