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Dickens

7-year-old gelding with a 24% win rate who thrives on slightly soft ground over long distance (2m+).
Quick Facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Excelebration
Mother
Open Book
Owner
S Sowray & Alan O'Keeffe
Rating
113

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
21
Career races
5
Wins
23.8%
Win rate
avg ~10%
52.4%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
138 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 3 wins from 8 starts (38%)
Well suited by Long Distance (2m+) distances: 36% win rate
Effective partnership with Luke Scott: 44% win rate together
⚠ What to watch out for
Returning from a 138-day absence

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Loves
Good (firm-ish)
Ok
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Loves
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
1M3F – 1M4F
Unknown
1M6F – 2M
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, hilly
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
11 Nov
4th
Huntingdon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 6 runners
30 Oct
2nd
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners
19 Oct
2nd
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
8 Oct
2nd
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
29 Sep
🏆 Won
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
19 Sep
🏆 Won
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
27 Aug
3rd
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
29 Jun
🏆 Won
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
22 Jun
🏆 Won
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
6 May
3rd
Ffos Las
1m6f – 2m · Good · 13 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Luke Scott Current Jockey
44.4%
Win rate
4/9
Won / Rode
Philip Armson
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
A P Heskin
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Hexham
Undulating
3 2 wins, 1 third 27 Aug 66.7%
Newton Abbot
Sharp
2 2 wins 29 Sep 100%
Sedgefield
Sharp
2 2 seconds 19 Oct 0%
Cartmel
Tight
1 1 win 29 Jun 100%
Uttoxeter
Sharp
1 1 other 31 Dec 0%
Chepstow
Galloping
1 1 other 29 Oct 0%
Huntingdon
Galloping
1 1 other 11 Nov 0%
Ffos Las
Galloping
1 1 third 6 May 0%
Stratford-on-Avon
Sharp
1 1 second 30 Oct 0%
Leicester
Sharp
1 1 other 1 Apr 0%
Wetherby
Galloping
1 1 other 23 Nov 0%
Market Rasen
Sharp
1 1 third 29 Mar 0%
Plumpton
Sharp
1 1 other 21 Apr 0%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
1 1 other 14 Feb 0%
Fontwell Park
Tight
1 1 other 18 May 0%
Ludlow
Undulating
1 1 other 2 Mar 0%
chelmsford 1 1 other 16 Jun 0%