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Dingle

There is a quiet consistency to Dingle that rewards anyone paying attention. The eight-year-old has built a career record of 6 wins and 16 places from 32 races — winning roughly 1 in every 5 races overall — and shows no sign of slowing down. Raced just yesterday, Dingle is very much a live and active competitor, and recent form suggests the horse is hitting a purple patch at exactly the right time.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Footstepsinthesand
Mother
Beal Ban
Owner
Martin Hughes
Rating
90

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
32
Career races
6
Wins
18.8%
Win rate
avg ~10%
50%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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The last six races tell an interesting story: two wins bookend a mixed middle stretch, including a win two months ago at Newcastle in January 2026. That followed a dip in form — a 14th-place finish in there — which makes the bounce-back all the more telling. Horses that find their way back to winning after a rough run are often sounder than their overall record suggests, and Dingle's career tally of 16 placed efforts on top of those 6 wins shows a horse that rarely has a truly bad day.

Lingfield Park is where it all began — Dingle's first career win came there in January 2022 — and the track has clearly stuck as a happy hunting ground. Two wins from 6 races at Lingfield makes it a genuine course specialist, winning 1 in every 3 visits there. That kind of affinity with a specific circuit is no accident; some horses simply suit certain bends and surfaces, and trainers who know their horses well keep coming back. Julie Camacho, who trains Dingle from her yard in Norton, North Yorkshire, clearly understands what she has here. With 50 winners sent out already this season, Camacho's operation is in fine fettle, and Dingle is one of its more experienced pieces.

At distances between a mile and three furlongs and a mile and four furlongs, Dingle has won 1 from 3 races at those trips — a 33% win rate that stands well above the horse's overall average. That hints at a horse who is still finding its optimal conditions. Most of Dingle's career has been spent competing at Class 3 level, one rung below the very top tier, winning 2 from 16 at that grade — roughly 1 in every 8 races. That is a competitive environment, and simply placing in nearly half those races is a mark of genuine quality. With Sean Levey in the saddle for eight of those races together, the partnership has one win from eight — but the horse's current form suggests there may be more to come.

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Course specialist at Newcastle: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%)
Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 33% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Standard to slow
Good to firm
Avoids
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
1M3F – 1M4F
Loves
1M1F – 1M2F
7F – 1M
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2
Class 3
Ok
Class 4
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turning
Loves
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Ok
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Ok
Right-handed, tight turning
Wide and galloping

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Apr
3rd
Lingfield Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 runners
20 Feb
7th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 runners
22 Jan
🏆 Won
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 8 runners
17 Dec
2nd
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners
15 May
14th
York
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 15 runners
18 Apr
🏆 Won
Lingfield Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 runners
5 Mar
🏆 Won
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
15 Feb
5th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 5 runners
21 Dec
5th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 8 runners
27 Jul
8th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 14 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
12.5%
Win rate
1/8
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
2/4
Won / Rode
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
Graham Lee
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Paul Hanagan
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
Newcastle
Galloping
10 3 wins, 1 second, 1 third, 5 other 22 Jan 30%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
6 2 wins, 1 second, 3 thirds 3 Apr 33.3%
Kempton Park
Galloping
3 1 win, 2 seconds 17 Dec 33.3%
Redcar
Galloping
3 3 other 21 Jun 0%
Southwell
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 20 Feb 0%
Sandown Park
Galloping
2 2 other 25 May 0%
Newmarket
Galloping
2 2 other 7 Jul 0%
Wolverhampton
Galloping
1 1 third 17 Mar 0%
chelmsford 1 1 other 16 Jun 0%
Windsor
Sharp
1 1 other 27 Jun 0%
York
Galloping
1 1 other 15 May 0%