Coylton King
Nine races into its career and still waiting for a first win, Coylton King is a horse that keeps showing up without quite delivering. The six-year-old has managed just one placing from those nine attempts, a record that tells a story of near-misses and frustration rather than any dramatic fall from grace — this is a horse that has simply never broken through.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 Ian Duncan at his yard in Coylton, Ayrshire — a small operation that has nonetheless sent out nine winners already this season — Coylton King has done most of its racing at Class 4 level, which sits in the middle of the racing ladder. Five races at that grade, zero wins. That is not the record of a horse that looks like it is about to turn a corner. The most recent form figures read 9-2, meaning a second-place finish followed by a ninth, which is about as mixed a signal as a horse can send.
What is perhaps most notable is the sheer persistence. Coylton King raced just yesterday and is very much an active runner, so Duncan clearly still believes there is something to work with. Nine winners from the yard this season suggests the trainer knows how to get a horse to win — the challenge now is whether Coylton King can become the tenth.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Ayr in 7 attempts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Apr
9th
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
7 Mar
2nd
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
10 Feb
DNF
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 9 runners
13 Jan
6th
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 10 runners
2 Jan
DNF
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners
14 Dec
DNF
Carlisle
Long Distance (2m+) · 12 runners
12 Nov
8th
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 15 runners
21 Jan
4th
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
6 Jan
6th
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 14 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 |
|---|
| Ayr Galloping |
7 |
1 second, 6 other |
7 Mar |
0% |
| Perth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Apr |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
14 Dec |
0% |