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Heavenly Heather

There's something quietly impressive about a horse that keeps showing up — and Heavenly Heather has been doing exactly that. The five-year-old has run 19 times in her career, winning 3 and finishing in the frame on 9 other occasions, which works out to roughly 1 win in every 6 races. That might not sound spectacular on paper, but the pattern of where and when those wins come tells a more interesting story.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Chestnut
Father
Shamardal
Mother
Right Direction
Owner
S Rain
Rating
93

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
19
Career races
3
Wins
15.8%
Win rate
avg ~10%
47.4%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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All three of Heavenly Heather's career victories have come at Newcastle's all-weather track, making her something of a specialist on that surface. Three wins from 16 races at the same course is a meaningful trend — it suggests she genuinely loves the place, whether it's the track shape, the surface, or simply how races tend to unfold there. Trainers and jockeys notice patterns like that, and they plan around them. Her most recent win came on 18 April 2025, when she landed a Class 2 race at Newcastle — one of the better races in British racing — and that was actually her first career win, which makes it all the more striking that she went back and did it again.

Tracy Waggott, who trains her from a yard in Spennymoor, County Durham, has had a productive season — 11 winners sent out already — and Heavenly Heather is clearly a useful part of that operation. The horse typically runs in Class 4 company, a solid mid-tier level, and has won 2 of her 9 races at that grade, which works out to roughly 1 in every 4 or 5 — a genuinely healthy rate for that standard. Tom Eaves has been the regular partner in the saddle, riding her in 9 of her races together, picking up 1 win between them.

Her recent form reads 1-1-5-2-5-4 going back from last year's wins, which shows a horse that has been competitive without always converting — but those two back-to-back victories demonstrate she can land the big ones when the conditions are right. She raced just one day ago, so she's very much in the thick of things. For a horse who found her winning formula at Newcastle and has kept going back to deliver there, she's exactly the kind of reliable, place-to-be performer that makes a yard's season tick over nicely.

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Course specialist at Newcastle: 3 wins from 16 starts (19%)

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Good to firm
Standard to slow
Good to soft
Good (firm-ish)
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
7F – 1M
Ok
1M1F – 1M2F
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
Class 5
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Right-handed, undulating
Right-handed, tight turning

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
4 Apr
4th
Musselburgh
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
19 Mar
5th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
6 Feb
2nd
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
16 Jan
5th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
13 Jan
🏆 Won
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 5 runners
13 Dec
🏆 Won
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
27 Nov
2nd
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
17 Nov
2nd
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
27 Oct
6th
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners
17 Oct
8th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 8 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
11.1%
Win rate
1/9
Won / Rode
Barry McHugh Current Jockey
16.7%
Win rate
1/6
Won / Rode
Amie Waugh
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
William Pyle
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Newcastle
Galloping
16 3 wins, 4 seconds, 2 thirds, 7 other 19 Mar 18.8%
Redcar
Galloping
1 1 other 7 Apr 0%
Carlisle
Undulating
1 1 other 19 May 0%
Musselburgh
Sharp
1 1 other 4 Apr 0%