Dusky Days
Dusky Days is a nine-year-old with the sort of record that tells a story of a horse which has never quite found its rhythm. Two wins from 28 races is a sobering statistic — that's roughly a 7% win rate — but what matters more is where those wins came from and how long ago they arrived. His last victory was at Cartmel on 19 July 2025, now 14 months in the past, and he has failed to win in his last six outings, a run that includes finishes of eighth, eighth, and seventh. At this stage of his career, a 14-month drought is the kind of detail that raises serious questions about whether he still has a race left in him.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
When Dusky Days does get into Class 5 company — the lower reaches of competitive racing — he performs at a markedly better rate, winning 2 of his 15 races at that level, roughly 13%, compared to his overall 7%. It is a meaningful difference, even if it suggests he has learned to find a niche where he belongs rather than improving as a horse. His partnership with jockey Gavin Sheehan has yielded just 1 win from 12 races together, an 8% win rate that is fractionally better than his career average but hardly encouraging. Trainer James Moffatt, based at the Cartmel yard in Cumbria, sent him out for that most recent race just yesterday, which at least signals the trainer has not given up on him entirely. Whether Dusky Days can rediscover the form that brought him those two wins remains an open question — but the longer the wait continues, the less likely an answer becomes.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Likes
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
29 Aug
8th
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
26 Jun
8th
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
27 May
7th
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
25 May
6th
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
2 May
DNF
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
23 Aug
2nd
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
21 Jul
2nd
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners
19 Jul
🏆 Won
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
29 Jun
4th
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
28 May
7th
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 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 |
|---|
| Cartmel Tight |
9 |
1 win, 2 seconds, 6 other |
29 Aug |
11.1% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
4 |
1 win, 1 second, 2 other |
14 Jul |
25% |
| Fontwell Park Tight |
4 |
1 second, 1 third, 2 other |
26 Dec |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Feb |
0% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 Feb |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Dec |
0% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 May |
0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
17 Apr |
0% |
| hereford |
1 |
1 third |
29 Nov |
0% |
| Hexham Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
2 May |
0% |
| Plumpton Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
31 Oct |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Apr |
0% |
| Ludlow Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
2 Mar |
0% |
| Newton Abbot Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Aug |
0% |