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Cotswold Cottage

Cotswold Cottage is a horse that has finally found its rhythm after a slow start, and it's worth keeping an eye on. The 6-year-old has won 3 of its 12 races, a respectable 25% win rate, but the real story is in where those wins have come and who has been riding it. Most tellingly, jockey Nicola Currie gets the best out of this horse: when the two are paired together, Cotswold Cottage wins roughly 1 in every 3 races (2 wins from 6), significantly better than its overall record. That kind of partnership often suggests a horse that responds to the right rider's touch.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Bay
Father
Frontiersman
Mother
Minety Lass
Owner
Miss Lucy Kim Barry
Official rating
67

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
12
Career races
3
Wins
25%
Win rate
avg ~10%
33.3%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
13 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

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

Trained by Faye Bramley at her Lambourn yard, which has sent out 17 winners this season, Cotswold Cottage performs best at distances between 1m3f and 1m4f—those middle distances where many horses either fade or struggle to settle. Over that range, it has won 2 of 5 races, a 40% win rate that stands out sharply. Its first win came at Windsor on 14 October 2024, and it won again at Haydock Park on 26 September 2025, which would be roughly a year ago. Recent form shows promise: across its last six races it has won twice and placed once, though it has also had some wider placings.

What makes Cotswold Cottage interesting is the gap between its overall win rate and what it achieves at the right distance with the right jockey. It typically races in Class 5 company, where it has won only 1 of 5 races, suggesting it may be approaching a level where consistent wins become harder to come by. Still, a 25% win rate on 12 races is solid for a 6-year-old, and with Currie in the saddle at 1m3f–1m4f, it remains competitive. Last raced just a day ago, so it is still an active runner—worth tracking if it stays at the distances and partnerships that suit it.

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 40% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 4 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
1M3F – 1M4F
Loves
1M1F – 1M2F
Ok
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Ok
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Oct
10th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
12 Aug
7th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · 10 runners
26 Sep
🏆 Won
Haydock Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
13 Sep
6th
Chester
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
28 Aug
4th
Southwell
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 14 runners
5 Aug
🏆 Won
Ffos Las
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 9 runners
17 Jul
3rd
Chepstow
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 8 runners
14 Oct
🏆 Won
Windsor
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 13 runners
29 Aug
8th
chelmsford
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
15 Aug
8th
chelmsford
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 9 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
33.3%
Win rate
2/6
Wins / rides
100%
Win rate
1/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Windsor
Sharp
3 1 win, 2 other 14 Oct 33.3%
chelmsford 2 2 other 29 Aug 0%
Haydock Park
Galloping
1 1 win 26 Sep 100%
Ffos Las
Galloping
1 1 win 5 Aug 100%
Chester
Tight
1 1 other 13 Sep 0%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 other 28 Aug 0%
Wolverhampton
Galloping
1 1 other 5 Oct 0%
Chepstow
Galloping
1 1 third 17 Jul 0%
Kempton Park
Galloping
1 1 other 12 Aug 0%