Devil's Advocate
Devil's Advocate has won only twice in thirteen races, but both victories came at distances between one mile three furlongs and one mile four furlongs, where he has converted 2 of his 6 attempts into wins—a solid 33% win rate over that range. His maiden win came at Chelmsford in October 2024, followed by a Class 2 success at Doncaster thirteen months ago, a track where he clearly runs well. Since that Doncaster triumph, however, the four-year-old has been stuck in a long drought: six consecutive races without a win, though he has twice finished in the top 3 during that spell. His most recent outing came just over a day ago, suggesting he remains an active runner despite the lean patch.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
William Buick, his most frequent partner, has partnered him in five races and won once together—a respectable 20% win rate that hints at chemistry between horse and rider. Trained by John and Thady Gosden at Newmarket, Devil's Advocate runs for a yard in excellent form this season, having already sent out 140 winners. Where the horse struggles is in the top tier: he is yet to win in five attempts at Class 1 level, which suggests his ceiling may be the mid-tier races where he has shown he can succeed. At present, Devil's Advocate is a streaky performer—effective at his preferred distance and capable of bouncing back from a run, but one who needs to rediscover the form that produced two wins from his first four races and prove he can break this thirteen-month losing streak.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 33% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Oct
6th
Ascot
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 6 runners
19 Aug
7th
York
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 9 runners
17 Jun
7th
Ascot
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
24 Apr
4th
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 5 runners
6 Apr
2nd
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 7 runners
18 Oct
7th
Ascot
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 11 runners
11 Sep
🏆 Won
Doncaster
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
23 Aug
4th
Windsor
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
18 Jun
13th
Ascot
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
15 May
4th
York
1m3f – 1m4f · 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 |
|---|
| Ascot Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
17 Oct |
0% |
| York Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
19 Aug |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 win |
17 Oct |
100% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
11 Sep |
100% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
6 Apr |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Apr |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
22 Apr |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
26 Sep |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Aug |
0% |