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Cooltobecareless

Cooltobecareless is living up to his name with a record that suggests he runs best when racing matters most. The 5-year-old has won 2 of his last 4 races, including a victory at Chepstow just this week, and sits on a career record of 2 wins and 3 top-3 finishes from 4 races — a 50 per cent win rate that is genuinely rare for any horse at any level. His most recent form reads 1-12-1-2, meaning he has finished first, way back in the field, first again, and second in his last four outings. That's the kind of wildly inconsistent profile that usually frustrates owners, but it also hints at a horse who is perfectly capable on his day.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Maxios
Mother
Honours Stride
Owner
Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Cool

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
4
Career races
2
Wins
50%
Win rate
avg ~10%
75%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
9 days
Since last race

🏁 Next race

Fri 23 Oct
Cheltenham
About 2 miles · Good ground · 16 runners

🔍 Full analysis

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

Based at Dan Skelton's yard near Alcester in Warwickshire, Cooltobecareless was first sent out as a winner at Fakenham in February 2026, and has made the most of his limited racing since. The yard itself has been firing on all cylinders this season with 198 winners to its name, so Cooltobecareless is in the hands of a trainer who knows how to get horses into the winners' enclosure. With only 4 races under his belt, there is still genuine uncertainty about what this horse is capable of and what sort of races suit him best — but the Chepstow win this week suggests the yard has found something that works.

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, tight
Unknown

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
9 Oct
🏆 Won 1%
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
11 Apr
12th
Aintree
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 20 runners
13 Feb
🏆 Won
Fakenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 6 runners
12 Oct
2nd
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
50%
Win rate
1/2
Wins / rides
Harry Skelton Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Chepstow
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 second 9 Oct 50%
Fakenham
Tight
1 1 win 13 Feb 100%
Aintree
Galloping
1 1 other 11 Apr 0%