Gretna Dreams
Gretna Dreams is a 4-year-old with genuine promise at a specific distance, though recent form suggests the horse may be hitting a dry spell. The animal has won 3 of its 17 races—a win rate of roughly 1 in every 6 starts—which places it in the solid mid-range of performers at its level. What stands out is how much better it races over the longer distances: when stepped up to between one mile one furlong and one mile two furlongs, Gretna Dreams wins 2 out of every 5 races (40%), a dramatic improvement on its overall record. This tells us the horse has found its sweet spot and should ideally stay at that trip.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
J Sarkar D Sarkar O Sarkar D Sarkar
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
23.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🏁 Next Race
Today
Brighton
About 1.5 miles · Ideal conditions · 8 runners
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🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trained by Stuart Williams at Newmarket, Gretna Dreams is part of a yard sending out winners regularly this season—67 so far. The horse performs best in Class 5 races, winning one in three at that level (2 wins from 6), which is respectable form. Its last victory came at Newmarket on 22 August 2025, just over a year ago, but since then it has failed to win in its last six races, though it has picked up three places and a couple of seventh-place finishes in that run. Last out just a day ago, it finished sixth—clear evidence the horse is active and still racing regularly.
The picture here is of a useful mid-level performer that knows how to win but is currently on the wrong side of form. The absence of a win in 12 months is concerning, even if the occasional place shows it is still competitive. The key for the yard will be getting Gretna Dreams back to that one-mile-one-to-one-mile-two range where it has proved most effective, and ideally into a Class 5 where its record shines.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 40% win rate
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Likes
Good to firm (drying out)
Ok
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
Class 6 (grassroots)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
14 Aug
6th
Epsom Downs
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
23 Jul
3rd
Great Yarmouth
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
21 Jun
DNF
Brighton
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
1 Jun
7th
Windsor
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
30 Oct
7th
chelmsford
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 9 runners
22 Sep
6th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 10 runners
22 Aug
🏆 Won
Newmarket
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
6 Aug
🏆 Won
Brighton
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 8 runners
10 Jul
4th
Epsom Downs
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 9 runners
24 May
7th
Windsor
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 7 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 |
|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
22 Sep |
33.3% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
23 Jul |
0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
21 Jun |
50% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
22 Aug |
50% |
| Windsor Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
1 Jun |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
14 Aug |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Aug |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 other |
30 Oct |
0% |