Doodling
Four races in, and Doodling is still waiting for that first win — but the signs are there that it is only a matter of time. The three-year-old has yet to reach the winner's enclosure from four attempts, though a second-place finish sits on the record as proof that it can get competitive when the race falls right.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
25%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🏁 Next Race
Tomorrow
Lingfield (AW)
About 7 furlongs · Standard all-weather surface · 9 runners
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🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What is encouraging is the direction of travel. Reading the recent form from oldest to newest — fourth, second, sixth, eighth — the pattern looks messy at first glance, but that runner-up finish shows a horse capable of mixing it at the sharp end. The team will be hoping to find the right opportunity to get that breakthrough result.
Doodling is trained by Eve Johnson Houghton at her yard in Blewbury, Oxfordshire, and that is no small thing. Johnson Houghton has sent out 42 winners already this season — a serious tally that puts her firmly among the busier and more productive trainers operating in Britain right now. A yard firing at that kind of volume tends to know exactly where and when to place a horse to give it the best chance, so when the right race comes along for Doodling, it will likely be chosen with care. The first win may not be far away.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
23 May
8th
Salisbury
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners
2 May
6th
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 10 runners
6 Apr
2nd
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 10 runners
24 Jun
4th
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 15 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
6 Apr |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
23 May |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
2 May |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Jun |
0% |