Covert Legend
Covert Legend has become a study in persistence. The six-year-old has run 25 times and won just once — back in April 2024 at Wolverhampton — which works out to a win rate of roughly 1 in every 25 races. That single victory came late to the game, and it remains the high point of his career. Since then, nothing. His most recent runs tell the story: places at 14th, 14th, and 8th in his last three outings, with a couple of 4th-place finishes before that. He raced just yesterday, which suggests the yard is still looking for another moment to match that day at Wolverhampton nearly two and a half years ago.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
Trained by Aidan Melia at Monasterevin in County Kildare, Covert Legend seems to run best when the distance stretches to between a mile and one furlong and a mile and two furlongs — a preference that shows itself in a 1-in-15 record at that trip. Put him in a Class 5 race, his typical level, and the numbers are grim: 0 wins from 14 attempts. The Wolverhampton victory that defined his career came at the same distance, and it appears to be the peak of what he is capable of achieving. For a horse now in his seventh year of racing, every outing is a chance to prove there is another win somewhere, but the form suggests that April day in 2024 may well stand as his only moment in the sun.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 13 starts (8%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 6% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ 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
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Oct
7th
Thurles
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 17 runners
21 Sep
14th
Fairyhouse
7f – 1m · Good · 21 runners
23 Aug
14th
Naas
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 18 runners
3 Aug
8th
Naas
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 11 runners
4 Jul
4th
Carlisle
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 5 runners
26 Jun
4th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 23 runners
30 Oct
2nd
Southwell
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 6 runners
12 Apr
4th
Nottingham
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 8 runners
4 Mar
4th
Southwell
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 8 runners
28 Jan
6th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 10 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 |
7 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 4 other |
28 Jan |
14.3% |
| Southwell Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
30 Oct |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
23 Aug |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
28 Jun |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
12 Apr |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
4 Feb |
0% |
| chelmsford |
2 |
2 other |
8 Jun |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Sep |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
8 Oct |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 May |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jun |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 May |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jul |
0% |