Down To Business
Down To Business broke through this week with a first career win at Worcester, ending a run of four races without success. The 4-year-old has now won 1 of its 8 races—a win rate of roughly 1 in 8—but what matters more is the momentum: the horse has picked up three places alongside that victory, showing it has the ability to run well consistently even when it doesn't win.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
37.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form tells a story of building consistency. In the last six races, Down To Business has finished out of the placings only twice, with three third-place finishes and a fourth sandwiched between those off days. That pattern suggests the horse is finding its level and learning how to compete. Trained by Dan Skelton at Alcester, whose yard has already sent out 198 winners this season, Down To Business has the backing of one of the most successful trainers in the country—the kind of outfit that knows how to nurse a horse through to a breakthrough moment like the one it just had. The timing matters: winning this week means Down To Business is moving forward right now, which is exactly when a horse can build real form.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
23 Aug
🏆 Won
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
4 Feb
5th
Ludlow
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 8 runners
17 Jan
4th
Ascot
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
17 Dec
3rd
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
27 Sep
3rd
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding_To_Soft · 17 runners
6 Sep
6th
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 24 runners
20 Jul
6th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
17 May
6th
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 11 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 |
|---|
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
6 Sep |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Worcester Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
23 Aug |
100% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jan |
0% |
| Ludlow Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
4 Feb |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
17 Dec |
0% |