Echalar
Echalar has spent the best part of two seasons trying to prove he belongs in the winner's circle, and the evidence so far is mixed. The 4-year-old has won twice from his last twenty races — a 10% win rate that puts him firmly in the middle ground of racing: not a natural winner, but not without a shot either. What keeps him interesting is that when things do click, they click decisively. His most recent victory came at Doncaster on 15 August, six weeks ago, and his form has been steady enough since then: he's finished third, fourth, seventh, first, second, and third in his last six runs.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 real question with Echalar is whether distance holds the key. Over his preferred range — a mile and three furlongs to a mile and four — he wins 1 in every 5 races, double his overall win rate. That's the sort of figure worth watching. He clearly has a happy place in terms of ground and track setup, and his trainer Ian Williams, based in Worcestershire, knows the formula: the yard has sent out 96 winners this season alone, so there's proper racing sense in that corner. Harry Davies has ridden him five times and won once, a 20% rate that hints at a functional partnership without suggesting anything magical. Echalar is still actively racing and competitive enough to place regularly, but he's not a horse about to set the track alight. He's a horse that will give you the occasional day out at mid-tier company if the distance suits and the timing is right.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 20% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
27 Sep
3rd
Epsom Downs
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 5 runners
15 Sep
2nd
Great Yarmouth
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
15 Aug
🏆 Won
Doncaster
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
2 Aug
7th
Chester
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 10 runners
16 Jul
4th
Chepstow
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
27 Jun
3rd
Chepstow
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
8 May
10th
Chester
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 14 runners
27 Apr
7th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 9 runners
7 Apr
6th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 13 runners
12 Mar
6th
chelmsford
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 8 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 |
|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
4 |
1 third, 3 other |
4 Feb |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
27 Apr |
50% |
| Newbury Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
24 Oct |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
2 |
2 other |
2 Aug |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
7 Apr |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
16 Jul |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
15 Aug |
100% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
15 Sep |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Nov |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 other |
12 Mar |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jul |
0% |