Gaeli
Gaeli is a 5-year-old who has found winning hard to come by. The horse has secured just one win from seven career races, though it picked up a place finish along the way — a record that puts its win rate at roughly 1 in every 7 races. That single victory came at Southwell back in early March, but seven months have passed since then without another win, despite racing regularly enough. Over the last six outings, Gaeli has finished 5th, 10th, 14th, 6th, 5th, and 6th, a sequence that shows it can produce competitive efforts on its day but struggles to cross the line in front.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
James And Susan Cookson
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse is in the hands of Philip Kirby, a trainer based at East Appleton in North Yorkshire whose yard has been in good form this season with 36 winners already. Kirby clearly believes there is something to work with here — Gaeli raced just yesterday, keeping active in the pursuit of a second career win. Whether that breakthrough will come soon remains to be seen, but the pattern of recent form suggests it is a horse suited to mid-field opportunities rather than one destined for higher things.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
28 Sep
5th
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Soft · 10 runners
8 Aug
10th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
26 Jun
14th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
8 Jun
6th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
18 May
5th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
21 Mar
6th
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard · 12 runners
4 Mar
🏆 Won
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard
🏇 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 |
|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
21 Mar |
50% |
| Windsor Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
8 Jun |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jun |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Aug |
0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
28 Sep |
0% |