Daring Leader
Daring Leader is a five-year-old who has found rare winning moments in a long career of mostly near-misses. With three wins from 28 races, the horse wins roughly once every nine times out it runs — solid enough at the lower levels where it typically competes, but hardly the kind of form that excites. What is striking, though, is how unevenly those wins are distributed. On normal, standard ground, Daring Leader transforms into a different proposition entirely, winning two of six races, a rate of one in three. On faster or wetter surfaces, it has managed just one win from the other 22 outings. For a horse at this level, ground preference is not a luxury—it is survival.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
D J Jones M T Brougham
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The most recent win came three months ago at Pontefract, a promising sign of the horse still having enough to compete. Yet the last six races tell a more cautious story: a solitary victory buried among two fourths, two eighths, a seventh and a fourth. Harry Russell, the most frequent rider, has not found the formula in nine attempts, winning nothing. This pairing may need to be rethought, or circumstances have simply not aligned. Christopher Kellett's yard at Lathom has managed seven winners this season, so there is competence in the corner, but Daring Leader remains one of those horses that flickers rather than shines—capable on the right day, on the right ground, but just as likely to disappoint. The horse is still active, having raced within the last day, so there will be more chances to prove itself.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 6 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Beverley in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Ok
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Oct
4th
Newcastle
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 10 runners
21 Sep
4th
Hamilton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 7 runners
5 Sep
7th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 9 runners
27 Jul
8th
Ayr
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
29 Jun
🏆 Won
Pontefract
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 9 runners
16 Jun
8th
Beverley
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 11 runners
17 May
3rd
Ripon
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
9 Apr
8th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 9 runners
19 Mar
7th
Newcastle
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 10 runners
11 Sep
🏆 Won
Newcastle
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 8 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 |
|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
6 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 3 other |
2 Oct |
16.7% |
| Beverley Undulating |
5 |
1 second, 2 thirds, 2 other |
16 Jun |
0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
3 |
1 win, 1 third, 1 other |
21 Sep |
33.3% |
| Southwell Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
26 Sep |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
9 Apr |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
27 Jul |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
29 Jun |
100% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
17 May |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Apr |
0% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jun |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 May |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Jul |
0% |