Dappled Light
Dappled Light has finally found his rhythm at Bath, winning three of his nine races at the track and landing his most recent victory there just three months ago. That kind of course mastery is rare and valuable — it suggests the horse genuinely suits the ground, the layout, or something about how the race tends to unfold there. In his last six outings he has won twice and placed four times, the kind of consistent form that keeps a horse in the mix race after race. At six years old, he is in his prime, and the fact he was racing just yesterday shows he is a regular fixture on the circuit.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
Adrian Wintle's Westbury-On-Severn yard has had a strong season with thirty winners, and Dappled Light has been a dependable contributor with seven career victories. He wins roughly one race in every five he enters, a respectable win rate for a Class 6 horse, where he has won four of eighteen races. Most tellingly, he has found his best partnership with jockey Finley Marsh, who has ridden him to four wins from fifteen rides together — a 27% win rate that suggests real understanding between horse and rider. When Dappled Light is in form and Marsh is in the saddle, something clicks. His first career win came at Killarney on 16 May 2023, and he has built steadily from there, proving himself a genuine racehorse rather than a flash in the pan. The pattern is clear: he is honest, consistent, and especially dangerous when conditions and company align at Bath.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Course specialist at Bath: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Likes
Standard (all-weather)
Ok
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Ok
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
29 Sep
9th
Bath
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
13 Sep
7th
Bath
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
29 Aug
4th
Chepstow
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
16 Jul
2nd
Chepstow
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
30 Jun
2nd
Ffos Las
7f – 1m · Good · 9 runners
13 Jun
🏆 Won
Bath
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 11 runners
22 May
🏆 Won
Bath
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
17 Apr
7th
Bath
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
28 Oct
8th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 9 runners
30 Sep
5th
Bath
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 11 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 |
|---|
| Bath Undulating |
10 |
3 wins, 1 third, 6 other |
29 Sep |
30% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
8 |
1 win, 3 seconds, 4 other |
29 Aug |
12.5% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
6 |
1 win, 5 other |
28 Oct |
16.7% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 seconds |
30 Jun |
33.3% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
23 Oct |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
13 Jan |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
16 May |
100% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Aug |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jul |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
14 Aug |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jun |
0% |