Grey Soul
Grey Soul has found his level and, more importantly, found the distances where he thrives. The 4-year-old is winning roughly one in every four races overall (3 wins from 12 starts), but stretch him out to between 1m1f and 1m2f and he nearly doubles that success rate, winning 3 of 8 races—a hair under 38%. That is the kind of pattern that matters: it tells you where his engine works best and where his trainer,
Dan Horsford, should be pointing him next.
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
His recent form reads like a horse building momentum. In his last six races he has won three times, finished second once, and been placed another once—that is a genuinely busy, competitive horse who is racking up results. His last victory came at Ffos Las three months ago, and he was back in action just yesterday, so Grey Soul remains very much in regular work. At his preferred distances and in the right race, he is capable of picking up prizes with some consistency. The challenge, as it often is, is finding the right opportunities. Class 5 races have not been kind to him—just 1 win from 6 starts there—which suggests he needs to be aimed at the sort of modest company where he can put his strengths to work rather than racing at too high a level. Horsford's yard has begun this season modestly but has six winners on the board already, and Grey Soul appears to be one of his more reliable performers.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 38% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Likes
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
10 Oct
20th
York
7f – 1m · Soft · 20 runners
12 Aug
6th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · 10 runners
29 Jun
🏆 Won
Ffos Las
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 6 runners
4 Jun
🏆 Won
Ffos Las
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
4 May
4th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 8 runners
21 Oct
🏆 Won
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 8 runners
8 Oct
6th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
18 Sep
DNF
Great Yarmouth
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
4 Sep
8th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
19 Jul
6th
Ripon
5f – 6½f · Soft · 7 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 |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
12 Aug |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
2 |
2 wins |
29 Jun |
100% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
21 Oct |
50% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Sep |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Oct |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
19 Jul |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Sep |
0% |