Flash Rascal
Flash Rascal is a 3-year-old that has won twice from 15 races — a modest record on the face of it, but the real story is how inconsistent he has been and how long he has gone without a win. He broke through at Chelmsford back in November 2025, then found the frame again at Haydock Park last April, but that has been it for five months. His recent form tells you everything: over his last six races he has finished eighth, seventh, eighth, first, third, and second. That middle win at Haydock is the only bright spot in an otherwise patchy run that includes two disappointing eighth-place finishes just recently.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
What makes Flash Rascal's record slightly harder to judge is that he has barely raced at the level where most of his competitors operate. At Class 5 races — the bread and butter of middle-tier racing — he has failed to win once from seven attempts. That is a blank record at the grade where he runs most often, which suggests he is finding it genuinely difficult to compete when the field tightens up. His two wins have come elsewhere, but five months without success is a long drought for any young horse. He was back in action just yesterday, which means the yard is still looking for improvement, but the wait for a third win continues. David Loughnane's yard at Stoke Heath has been in good form with 39 winners this season, so Flash Rascal at least has the infrastructure of a sending stable — but he remains one of the yard's harder cases to crack.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Likes
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
9 Oct
6th
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · 14 runners
18 Sep
8th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
27 Aug
7th
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
15 Aug
8th
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
25 Apr
🏆 Won
Haydock Park
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
17 Feb
3rd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · 7 runners
3 Feb
2nd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
6 Jan
3rd
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
18 Dec
3rd
chelmsford
7f – 1m · Standard · 9 runners
1 Dec
3rd
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 7 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 |
|---|
| Nottingham Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
23 Oct |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 1 third, 1 other |
18 Sep |
0% |
| chelmsford |
2 |
1 win, 1 third |
18 Dec |
50% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
27 Aug |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
9 Oct |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
25 Apr |
100% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Oct |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
19 Jul |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Aug |
0% |