Dash of Azure
Dash of Azure has not quite lived up to the promise of an early career highlight. The 4-year-old won twice from seventeen outings — a modest win rate of around one win in every eight races — but it has been thirteen months since the horse tasted victory, with that last success coming at Thirsk in early September 2025. The gap between wins is telling: the first came at Kempton Park in May of that year, suggesting a sharp drop-off in form since then.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Tony Bloom Ian Mcaleavy
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What is worth noting is that Dash of Azure performs measurably better in the lower ranks of racing. When stepping down to Class 4 company, the horse has won one race out of five attempts — a 20% win rate that stands well above its career average. This hints that the horse may simply be competing at a level too high for its abilities, and that dropping down to races where the opposition is weaker could unlock another winning run. The recent form, however, is bleak. In the last six races, the horse has managed just two placings and nothing better, with a run as poor as eleventh just days ago. At this stage, Dash of Azure is relying on a change of fortune or a drop in class to rediscover the form that earned it those two wins. It remains active under the care of trainer Ralph Beckett's well-staffed yard, which has enjoyed a strong season with 107 winners so far, but Dash of Azure itself is treading water.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 10 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Oct
11th
Ascot
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
16 Aug
9th
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
29 Jul
10th
Goodwood
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
11 Jul
2nd
Chester
7f – 1m · Good · 9 runners
27 Jun
2nd
Chester
7f – 1m · Good · 11 runners
17 Jun
12th
Ascot
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 15 runners
9 May
7th
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
4 Oct
2nd
Ascot
7f – 1m · Soft · 16 runners
6 Sep
🏆 Won
Thirsk
7f – 1m · Good · 11 runners
21 Aug
11th
York
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 18 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 |
|---|
| Ascot Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
15 May |
50% |
| Chester Tight |
2 |
2 seconds |
11 Jul |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
29 Jul |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
6 Sep |
100% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jun |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Aug |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
18 Sep |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
9 May |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
3 Aug |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
16 Aug |
0% |