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Dance Thief

8-year-old gelding with a 15% win rate.
Quick Facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Leading Light
Mother
Don't Wait
Owner
R Michael Smith
Rating
109

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
20
Career races
3
Wins
15%
Win rate
avg ~10%
60%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
7 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Course specialist at Ayr: 3 wins from 11 starts (27%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Yet to win at Perth in 5 attempts
Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft
Ok
Soft (muddy)
Ok
Good (firm-ish)
Heavy (very wet)
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M6F – 2M
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3
Avoids
Class 4
Loves
Class 5
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Loves
Right-handed, tight turning
Right-handed, undulating
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Mar
9th
Carlisle
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
7 Mar
🏆 Won
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
23 Feb
DNF
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 7 runners
1 Nov
5th
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
11 Apr
3rd
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 5 runners
8 Mar
3rd
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 7 runners
24 Feb
2nd
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 3 runners
11 Feb
🏆 Won
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
29 Nov
6th
Musselburgh
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
2 Nov
2nd
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
21.4%
Win rate
3/14
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Thomas Dowson
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
William Shanahan
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Ben Smith(7) Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Ayr
Galloping
11 3 wins, 3 seconds, 3 thirds, 2 other 7 Mar 27.3%
Perth
Galloping
5 1 second, 1 third, 3 other 16 May 0%
Musselburgh
Sharp
2 2 other 29 Nov 0%
Carlisle
Undulating
2 1 second, 1 other 22 Mar 0%