Great Chieftain
Great Chieftain is a 5-year-old that has won 5 of its 22 races—roughly one win in every four or five outings—and has shown a real talent for the right kind of race. The horse runs best in Class 3 company, winning 3 of its last 5 starts at that level, a win rate of 60 percent that suggests it knows exactly where it belongs. Newmarket is its happy hunting ground too: two victories from six races there means Great Chieftain has learned how to handle that track better than most. Trainer
Oliver Cole, based at Whatcombe in Oxfordshire, has built a yard doing solid work this season with eight winners to its name.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
40.9%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The problem is timing. Great Chieftain hasn't won since May 2025 at Haydock Park—that's a full 15 months without a victory, a long drought for any horse. Over its last six races it has been outgunned, managing only one fourth place (in its race before last) and nowhere near the winner's enclosure. The recent form line reads 6-12-4-9-5-8, which tells the story of a horse struggling to find the spark that made it competitive. Still, the presence of David Probert in the saddle has usually helped: the jockey has ridden Great Chieftain to 2 wins from 5 races together, a 40 percent win rate that's well above the norm and suggests there's a working partnership there. As long as Oliver Cole can steer the horse back to Class 3 level where it thrives, and with Probert on board, Great Chieftain might have another winning day in it yet. The horse is at least still active, having raced just a day ago, so we may not have to wait long to find out.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Effective partnership with David Probert: 40% win rate together
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Likes
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Loves
Class 5 (entry-level)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Aug
6th
Windsor
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
1 Aug
12th
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 18 runners
15 Jul
4th
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 4 runners
14 Apr
9th
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 10 runners
30 Jan
5th
meydan
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 20 runners
16 Jan
8th
meydan
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
27 Sep
7th
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 24 runners
24 Aug
5th
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
24 May
🏆 Won
Haydock Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
3 May
🏆 Won
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 15 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Newmarket Galloping |
6 |
2 wins, 1 third, 3 other |
14 Apr |
33.3% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
1 Aug |
33.3% |
| Newbury Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
12 Apr |
50% |
| Windsor Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
13 Aug |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
8 Mar |
0% |
| meydan |
2 |
2 other |
30 Jan |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
24 May |
100% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Apr |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
21 May |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
23 Apr |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jul |
0% |