Hidden Verse
Hidden Verse is a horse that runs a lot but doesn't win much — and that's becoming a familiar story. The four-year-old has been to the track 19 times for just two wins and four places, which works out to roughly 1 win in every 9 races. That's a modest return, and the gap between victories tells you something important: the last win came at Chepstow back in July 2025, meaning Hidden Verse has now gone 14 months without finding the winner's circle.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Trainer
Dr Richard Newland
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The recent form is telling. Over the last six races, Hidden Verse has not finished in the placings once — a sequence of eighth, seventh, ninth, fifth, fifth, and sixth. That run of eighth and ninth places is the real worry. These finishes suggest the horse is struggling to compete even at the modest level where it usually races. Hidden Verse does have a slight edge at Class 6 tracks, winning 1 from 7 races there (compared to an overall win rate of 11%), but that track record matters little if the horse cannot recapture any form at all.
The team behind Hidden Verse — Dr Richard Newland and Jamie Insole's yard at Elmbridge in Worcestershire — knows how to train winners. The yard has sent out 49 winners already this season, so the problem is not a lack of expertise or structure. Hidden Verse simply hasn't had the ability to break through in recent months. The horse raced just a day ago and is clearly active in the trainer's plans, but at four years old with a dwindling win rate and no recent success, patience may be wearing thin unless form turns around soon.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on firm ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
Class 6 (grassroots)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
7 Oct
12th
Nottingham
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 16 runners
15 Sep
8th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
1 Jul
7th
Bath
5f – 6½f · Firm · 8 runners
6 Jun
9th
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Soft · 9 runners
12 May
5th
Bath
5f – 6½f · Firm · 8 runners
21 Apr
5th
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
5 Apr
6th
Bath
5f – 6½f · Good · 13 runners
9 Aug
2nd
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 5 runners
22 Jul
7th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
17 Jul
🏆 Won
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Good · 6 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 |
|---|
| Bath Undulating |
5 |
1 win, 4 other |
1 Jul |
20% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
15 Sep |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
6 Jun |
50% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
7 Oct |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
9 Aug |
0% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Jun |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jun |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
1 Aug |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Apr |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Aug |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
21 Apr |
0% |