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Global Warning

There is something quietly stubborn about a ten-year-old horse still turning up to race, still finding ways to win. Global Warning has done exactly that — raced 44 times across a long career, won 4 of them, and placed on 9 other occasions. That is a win rate of roughly 1 in every 11 races, which sounds modest until you consider that most horses at this level never win at all. The fact that Global Warning keeps competing, and keeps being competitive, tells you something about both the horse and the patience of John Butler's yard in Newmarket, which has sent out 27 winners already this season.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
10 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Poet's Voice
Mother
Persario
Owner
J Butler
Official rating
54

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
44
Career races
4
Wins
9.1%
Win rate
avg ~10%
20.5%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
207 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
TrackLab's detailed breakdown

What makes this horse genuinely interesting is what happens at Lingfield Park. Out of 44 races across a career, 11 of them have come at that one track — and Global Warning has won 2 of them, placing in several more. That is nearly one in every five races at Lingfield ending in victory, at a course where this horse clearly knows its way around. The most recent of those wins came just this week, on 25 March 2026, making it one of the freshest results on the board. Four days after that, the horse is still active. At ten years old, that is a remarkable thing.

Most of Global Warning's racing has come at Class 6 level — the entry level of British racing, where the fields are competitive in their own way and winning is never a formality. Two wins from 22 races at that level, a rate of roughly 1 in 11, tells you this is a horse that earns its victories rather than coasting to them. The recent form — a win, two unplaced runs, a second place, then fourth and seventh before that — suggests a horse that blows hot and cold, but one that finds its best when the conditions are right and the track suits.

Jockey George Wood has partnered Global Warning 13 times without winning together, which is one of those statistical quirks that racing throws up. It does not necessarily mean the partnership is wrong — sometimes a horse simply saves its best for the days when everything clicks. What the record does suggest is that Global Warning operates on its own terms, at its own track, in its own time. Lingfield Park, it turns out, is where this horse prefers to deliver.

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 13 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Kempton Park in 9 attempts
⚠ Yet to win at Southwell in 6 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
7F – 1M
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
5F – 6½F
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Avoids
Class 4 (standard)
Loves
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
25 Mar
🏆 Won
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 9 runners
25 Feb
DNF
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 8 runners
10 Feb
2nd
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 8 runners
24 Jan
4th
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 8 runners
11 Jan
7th
chelmsford
7f – 1m · Standard · 11 runners
22 Dec
5th
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
28 Mar
5th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
5 Mar
7th
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
21 Feb
5th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
1 Feb
8th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 11 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
0%
Win rate
0/13
Wins / rides
16.7%
Win rate
1/6
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/4
Wins / rides
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
50%
Win rate
1/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
George Buckell
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Wolverhampton
Galloping
12 2 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third, 7 other 1 Feb 16.7%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
11 2 wins, 2 seconds, 7 other 25 Mar 18.2%
Kempton Park
Galloping
9 9 other 18 Dec 0%
Southwell
Galloping
6 6 other 28 Mar 0%
chelmsford 4 4 other 11 Jan 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
2 2 other 21 Jan 0%