Great Dance
Great Dance has not won a race in twelve months, but there is something quietly encouraging about this five-year-old's recent consistency. The horse has finished in the top four in five of its last six outings, with two solid second-place finishes and a brace of third-place efforts, suggesting it remains competitive even if it cannot quite cross the line in front.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The sole win came at Newton Abbot back in October 2025, and while a long drought followed, the pattern of the last half-dozen races tells a different story from simple decline. Great Dance is clearly running well enough to trouble the judge regularly—it just needs that one breakthrough moment to break through. Trained by Chester Williams at George Nympton in Devon, it races for a yard that has sent out 10 winners this season, so there is no shortage of experience or ambition in the stable. With the horse still active and regularly competitive, there remains genuine potential for a return to the winner's circle.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
10 Oct
5th
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
4 May
2nd
1%
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
15 Apr
4th
Haydock Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
9 Mar
3rd
Taunton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good
9 Mar
3rd
Taunton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
7 Dec
9th
Huntingdon
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 14 runners
18 Oct
🏆 Won
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 5 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 |
|---|
| Taunton Undulating |
2 |
2 thirds |
9 Mar |
0% |
| Newton Abbot Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
18 Oct |
100% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Dec |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Apr |
0% |
| Warwick Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
4 May |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Oct |
0% |