Express Train
Express Train is a 4-year-old with the kind of record that tells a story of promise that has proved hard to convert. The horse has won just once in 11 races—that solitary victory coming at Leicester back in July 2025—and has taken home a place finish in three others, giving it a win rate of roughly 1 in every 11 races. What makes this tally interesting is not the numbers themselves but what they reveal: at Class 5 level, the lowest tier of competitive racing, Express Train wins 1 in every 5 races, a rate that suggests it belongs in that grade. But nothing since that Leicester win fourteen months ago, a drought that spans six consecutive races without a victory.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
27.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form reads 4-5-7-9-3-6, a sequence that shows occasional flashes—that third-place finish is a reminder the horse can still run well—but no breakthrough. Trained by Richard Phillips at Adlestrop in Gloucestershire, Express Train is part of a modest yard that has sent out just three winners all season. The trainer is keeping the horse active; it raced just yesterday, which suggests Phillips believes there is still something to work with. Whether Express Train can find that winning formula again is the question now. For a horse that showed it could win at its natural level, finding that path back to the winner's enclosure would be the next chapter worth following.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 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
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Sep
4th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
18 Aug
5th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
4 Aug
7th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
30 Jan
9th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
16 Jan
3rd
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
2 Jan
6th
chelmsford
5f – 6½f · Standard · 7 runners
10 Dec
7th
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 9 runners
24 Jul
11th
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Soft · 12 runners
5 Jul
🏆 Won
Leicester
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
7 Jun
10th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good · 16 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 |
|---|
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
18 Aug |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
5 Jul |
100% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jan |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Sep |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Jun |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Dec |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
16 Jan |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Jul |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 other |
2 Jan |
0% |