Expert Analysis
Expert Analysis has yet to find the winner's circle after 18 races, but the horse keeps showing up and keeps running respectably. Four places from those 18 outings suggest it belongs at the track, even if victory keeps slipping away—there is a real difference between a horse that never threatens and one that regularly finishes close to the front but just can't quite get there.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
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Plumpton
About 2.5 miles · Unknown · 5 runners
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🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The recent form tells a familiar story for this four-year-old: three third-place finishes in the last six races, sandwiched between a couple of second-place efforts. That kind of consistency without the payoff can be frustrating, but it also means Expert Analysis is racing in the right company—good enough to stay competitive, not quite good enough to break through. It was last seen just a day ago, so it is still an active part of Jennie Candlish's operation at Basford. The yard itself is doing well this season with 64 winners to its name, the kind of outfit that knows how to place horses where they belong and when they are ready to win. Whether Expert Analysis gets there remains an open question, but there is nothing in its record to suggest it has given up trying.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Oct
3rd
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 4 runners
24 Sep
3rd
1%
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
14 Sep
2nd
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
28 Aug
3rd
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
26 May
DNF
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
10 Apr
9th
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 12 runners
14 Nov
5th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 11 runners
4 Nov
12th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 15 runners
25 Oct
8th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 9 runners
14 Oct
5th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 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 |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
29 Sep |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
10 Apr |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
4 Nov |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
2 other |
25 Oct |
0% |
| Sedgefield Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
14 Sep |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
14 Oct |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jul |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Oct |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 May |
0% |
| Perth Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
24 Sep |
0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
5 Oct |
0% |