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Divas Doyen

Divas Doyen is a nine-year-old who has spent most of its career doing just enough to keep everyone interested without quite delivering the win. Across 31 races, it has won just twice — that's a win rate of roughly 1 in every 16 races, or about 6% — but it has picked up a place 13 times, meaning it has finished in the top three or four on nearly half its starts. That tells you something useful: this is a horse that shows up, competes, and rarely embarrasses itself, even if the winner's enclosure has been a rare destination.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
9 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Bay
Father
Doyen
Mother
Sleeping Diva
Owner
The Unlikely Tenors
Official rating
82

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
31
Career races
2
Wins
6.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
41.9%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
127 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
TrackLab's detailed breakdown

Those two wins came at Carlisle in November 2024 and Hexham in March 2025, both smaller northern tracks where the fields tend to suit a horse at this level. The fact that both victories came in Class 5 races — the entry-level tier of British racing — is honest context. With 2 wins from 22 races at that level (9%, or roughly 1 in every 11), Divas Doyen is a competitive horse in its own pond, not a future star being gently managed down through the grades. That's not a criticism — plenty of horses find their niche and are all the better for it.

The partnership with jockey Patrick Wadge is well-established, with 16 races together producing just the one win, a 6% rate that mirrors the horse's overall record almost exactly. Neither has brought out the best in the other in terms of wins, though the consistent placing suggests the combination isn't without merit.

What's worth watching now is the recent form. Racing just yesterday, and with a sequence that reads third, unplaced, third, fourth, fourth, second across the last six runs, Divas Doyen is currently knocking loudly on the door without quite being let in. That second place last time out — combined with the fact the last win came over a year ago now, back in March 2025 — gives the profile a familiar tension: a horse in decent nick, active and competitive, but chasing a breakthrough that keeps not quite arriving.

⚡ 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 9 starts (11%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Musselburgh in 8 attempts
⚠ Yet to win at Kelso in 6 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M6F – 2M
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Left-handed, hilly
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Jun
3rd
Hexham
1m6f – 2m · Good · 6 runners
2 May
DNF
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
2 Apr
3rd
Kelso
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
15 Feb
4th
Musselburgh
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners
3 Feb
4th
Carlisle
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners
28 Nov
2nd
Musselburgh
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
25 Oct
3rd
Kelso
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
7 Jun
4th
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
3 May
7th
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
25 Mar
3rd
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Patrick Wadge Current jockey
6.2%
Win rate
1/16
Wins / rides
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
Edward Austin
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Hexham
Undulating
9 1 win, 1 second, 2 thirds, 5 other 13 Jun 11.1%
Musselburgh
Sharp
8 5 seconds, 3 other 15 Feb 0%
Kelso
Undulating
6 1 second, 2 thirds, 3 other 2 Apr 0%
Carlisle
Undulating
3 1 win, 2 other 3 Feb 33.3%
Sedgefield
Sharp
3 3 other 16 Nov 0%
Catterick Bridge
Sharp
1 1 other 3 Feb 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
1 1 other 29 Mar 0%