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Good Karma

Good Karma has the makings of a reliable handicap performer, even if his record reads more like hard graft than fireworks. The six-year-old has won 4 of his 35 races — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 9 — and picked up 10 places besides, which speaks to genuine consistency rather than flash. He runs for Michael Buckley, the owner of Champion Hurdle winner Constitution Hill, and is trained by John David Riches at Pilling in Lancashire.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Grey
Father
Dark Angel
Mother
Prontamente
Owner
J R Racing
Rating
62

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
35
Career races
4
Wins
11.4%
Win rate
avg ~10%
28.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
Auto-Generated

The real story is Wolverhampton. Good Karma has found his place at that track, winning 2 of his 9 races there and, crucially, winning well over 7 furlongs to a mile, his ideal distance. He notched up his last victory at Wolverhampton on 1 June 2026 — three months ago — which suggests he is a horse who improves with familiarity. Over that same 7f to 1m range across all tracks, he has won 4 of 22 races (18%), nearly double his overall win rate. It is the kind of detail that matters to those who know him: give him his preferred distance and his preferred track, and the odds shift noticeably in his favour.

Recent form has been mixed. His last six runs read 4-3-2-1-4-7, which shows he was placed just a week ago — he raced only yesterday — so he remains an active, working horse. What stands out is the long association with jockey Sean Kirrane, who has ridden him nine times without a win. That is a statistical dead end worth noting, though it may simply reflect the difficulty of the races they have tackled together rather than any lack of understanding between horse and rider.

Good Karma will not set the racing world alight, but he has earned his oats. He is the kind of horse that keeps a small yard ticking over: honest, consistent, and genuinely dangerous at Wolverhampton when conditions and distance align.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 18% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
Struggles on RH 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)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Good (firm-ish)
Ok
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
7F – 1M
Loves
5F – 6½F
Avoids
1M1F – 1M2F
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Loves
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Ok
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, hilly
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Aug
4th
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
22 Jul
3rd
Catterick Bridge
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
15 Jun
2nd
Carlisle
7f – 1m · Good · 8 runners
1 Jun
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
17 Apr
4th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
10 Apr
7th
Thirsk
7f – 1m · Good · 16 runners
17 Mar
2nd
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 11 runners
3 Mar
3rd
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard
24 Feb
5th
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
6 Feb
5th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/9
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
2/4
Won / Rode
Ethan Tindall Current Jockey
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Wolverhampton
Galloping
9 2 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third, 4 other 1 Jun 22.2%
Catterick Bridge
Sharp
3 1 third, 2 other 17 Aug 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
3 3 other 24 Feb 0%
Epsom Downs
Undulating
3 3 other 29 Sep 0%
Thirsk
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 10 Apr 50%
Newbury
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 19 May 50%
Newmarket
Galloping
2 2 other 17 Aug 0%
Kempton Park
Galloping
2 2 other 4 Nov 0%
Sandown Park
Galloping
2 2 other 8 Aug 0%
Redcar
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 24 Sep 0%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 other 18 Nov 0%
York
Galloping
1 1 other 15 Jun 0%
chelmsford 1 1 other 13 Apr 0%
Ascot
Galloping
1 1 other 22 Jun 0%
Carlisle
Undulating
1 1 second 15 Jun 0%