Fine Point
Fine Point is a steady, reliable performer who knows his way around the mid-tier racetracks of Britain. The 5-year-old has won 2 of his 20 races — a win rate of 1 in 10 — and picked up six places besides, which suggests he is competitive enough to trouble the judges regularly without quite having the extra gear needed to win often. His last success came at Hexham three months ago, and he has kept at it since then, though his recent form reads like the pattern of a horse trying hard without much luck: a fourth, a miss, a third, a win, another third, and a fourth over his last six outings. That one win in there — his most recent race just a day ago — shows he can still find the frame when conditions suit.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
30%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Adam Nicol's yard at Seahhouses, in Northumberland, has been having a solid season with 26 winners sent out, and Fine Point sits comfortably within that operation. The horse showed clear preferences early in his career: he wins on normal ground (2 victories from 13 races, or 15%), and he is particularly sharp in Class 5 company (1 win from 6 races, 17%). Lorcan Murtagh rides him most often and has steered him to one victory from seven races together. All of this points to a horse that has found his level: he is not a star, but he is honest and active, still racing after nearly two decades of outings, which speaks to his soundness and his the yard' belief that he has more to offer.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 13 starts (15%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
28 Aug
4th
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
15 Aug
DNF
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
6 Jun
3rd
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
19 May
🏆 Won
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
20 Apr
3rd
Kelso
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
1 Apr
4th
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
25 Jul
10th
Uttoxeter
1m6f – 2m · Good · 16 runners
18 Jun
6th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
23 May
4th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
23 Apr
DNF
Taunton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 8 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 |
|---|
| Sedgefield Sharp |
3 |
3 other |
28 Aug |
0% |
| Hexham Undulating |
2 |
1 win, 1 third |
6 Jun |
50% |
| Worcester Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
18 Jun |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
1 Apr |
100% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
31 Oct |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Mar |
0% |
| Taunton Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
23 Apr |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
21 Oct |
0% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Dec |
0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
15 Aug |
0% |
| Fontwell Park Tight |
1 |
1 other |
17 Nov |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Mar |
0% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
25 Jul |
0% |
| Kelso Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
20 Apr |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 May |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Nov |
0% |