Frisky Whiskey
Frisky Whiskey finally broke through this week at Hexham, securing a first career win on 2 October 2026 after five previous races without success. The 5-year-old has since raced again, finishing second at the same track just a day later — a sign that the horse is in active form and the yard believes it has found a winning formula. With one win and three places from six races total, Frisky Whiskey is converting roughly 1 in every 6 races into a victory, which is modest, but the recent sequence tells a more encouraging story: a win, a second-place finish, and three earlier outings that included two third- and fourth-place runs. That's a horse threading together some solid results after a long wait for a breakthrough.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Joseph Bell, Richard Hepple & Partner
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Brian Ellison's Norton yard in North Yorkshire has been firing on all cylinders this season with 43 winners to its name, so Frisky Whiskey is part of a training operation in good health. Whether the horse can build on this week's success and narrow the gap between starts and wins remains to be seen, but the immediate signs — back out racing within 24 hours of winning, finishing placed again — suggest the team is confident there is more to come.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Likes
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Oct
🏆 Won
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
29 Aug
2nd
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
18 Jul
3rd
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
21 Jun
4th
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
28 May
6th
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
11 May
6th
Southwell
1m6f – 2m · Good · 10 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 |
|---|
| Hexham Undulating |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
2 Oct |
50% |
| Cartmel Tight |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
29 Aug |
0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
28 May |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 May |
0% |