Dolly's Delight
Dolly's Delight broke through at Beverley in early July, but that single win has proved hard to build on. The 4-year-old has raced 16 times across her career and found the winners' circle just once, a win rate that puts her firmly in the middle-of-the-road category. What's interesting, though, is how that one victory came: trainer
Ivan Furtado noticed something click during the race at Beverley, and he's convinced there's more to come. She describes her as a big, raw filly who needed time to develop, and that first win suggested her improvement curve might still be climbing.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
The Good Racing Company Ltd Partner
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The numbers tell a different story in the months since. Dolly's Delight has gone six races without another win, most recently finishing sixth at Redcar just last week. Her recent form reads 6-5-8-6-5-6—a string of placings punctuated by wider efforts that shows she's competitive but not quite finishing the job. She does her best work over distances between seven furlongs and a mile, where she's won 1 from 9 races, and she genuinely thrives in lower-grade contests, winning 1 of 6 in Class 6 races (a 17% win rate). Put her back in that territory, and her chances improve noticeably.
At Wiseton, Furtado is running a productive yard with 43 winners this season, so there's a track record of getting horses to perform. The trainer remains patient with Dolly's Delight, viewing her breakthrough not as a flash in the pan but as a horse beginning to fulfil her potential. Whether she can string together another win before the season ends is an open question, but she's still actively campaigned and clearly thought capable of more.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 11% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 11 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
29 Jul
6th
Redcar
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
1 Jul
5th
Thirsk
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 19 runners
8 Jun
8th
Carlisle
7f – 1m · Soft · 10 runners
21 May
6th
Catterick Bridge
7f – 1m · Good · 11 runners
28 Apr
5th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
6 Apr
6th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
18 Oct
3rd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
5 Sep
9th
Haydock Park
7f – 1m · Good · 11 runners
20 Jul
6th
Redcar
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
5 Jul
🏆 Won
Beverley
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 13 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 |
|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
6 Apr |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
15 Jun |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
8 Jun |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
29 Jul |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
5 Jul |
100% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Apr |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
21 May |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jul |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 May |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Oct |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Sep |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Jun |
0% |