Dontspoilasale
Dontspoilasale is a six-year-old that has found success hard to come by, winning just 5 of its 63 races across a career now stretching back nearly four years. That 8% win rate tells you this is a horse that flatters to deceive—solid enough to place regularly (18 times from 63 attempts), but rarely capable of finishing in front. The horse ran last just a day ago and has been knocking on the door without breaking through, recording a string of sixth and seventh place finishes in its last six outings.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
The most encouraging sign is that Dontspoilasale does know how to win. It broke its duck at Naas in August 2022, but has not found the winner's enclosure since January, when it won at Dundalk eight months ago. That is a long drought in racing terms, and it explains why recent form has been so inconsistent. With Wayne Lordan in the saddle for seven races together, the partnership has managed just one victory, a respectable but hardly sparkling 14% return. Trainer Jim & Suzi Best, based at Lewes in East Sussex, oversee a yard that has been competitive this season with 13 winners to its name, so the stable is clearly capable of producing results even if this particular horse remains stuck in the middle of the pack more often than not.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on yielding ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Course specialist at Dundalk: 3 wins from 37 starts (8%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 11 starts
⚠ Yet to win at The Curragh in 7 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 13 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Likes
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
23 Sep
11th
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · 11 runners
20 Aug
7th
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 14 runners
6 Aug
6th
Brighton
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
20 Jul
6th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
6 Jul
7th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
1 Apr
6th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
27 Mar
4th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 8 runners
20 Mar
7th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
27 Feb
DNF
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
20 Feb
6th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
37 |
3 wins, 7 seconds, 4 thirds, 23 other |
1 Apr |
8.1% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
7 |
7 other |
16 Oct |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
11 Oct |
33.3% |
| Navan Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
21 Sep |
0% |
| Laytown Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
4 Sep |
50% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
10 Sep |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
20 Aug |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
6 Jul |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 Jul |
0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
6 Aug |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
1 Oct |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Sep |
0% |