Hackpen Hill
Hackpen Hill is a two-year-old still finding his feet on the track. The horse has raced three times without managing a win or a place finish, posting results of eighth, fourth, and eighth in his last three outings. That fourth-place finish, which came most recently, suggests there are glimpses of promise — it is the kind of middle-ground result that can point toward improvement if the horse settles into his racing. He is still active and racing regularly, which means his trainer believes there is more to come.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
Ed Walker, who trains Hackpen Hill at Upper Lambourn in Berkshire, is working with a yard that has sent out 76 winners this season, so the horse is in the hands of someone with a strong track record of getting the best out of young stock. For a two-year-old with just three races under his belt, it remains early days. Plenty of horses need time to develop, and a fourth-place finish at this stage is not a setback — it is evidence that the horse is capable of running competitively. Whether Hackpen Hill will break through into the winners' circle soon depends on whether that fourth place proves to be the beginning of a trend or simply an outlier in a learning curve.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Aug
8th
Salisbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
21 Jul
4th
Salisbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
2 Jul
8th
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Salisbury Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
12 Aug |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Jul |
0% |