Hill O Rue
Hill O Rue has had a quiet year on the racecourse, but there are enough glimpses of promise to suggest the 4-year-old is still capable of finding the winner's enclosure again. The horse has won twice in 15 races, a win rate of roughly 1 win every 7 or 8 attempts, with a further 4 placings that show it is competitive most days. What stands out is where those wins came: both victories arrived at courses and distances that suit it. On a track between 1 mile 1 furlong and 1 mile 2 furlongs, Hill O Rue has won 2 of its last 5 races there, a 40% success rate that is genuinely impressive form. The horse first broke its duck at Carlisle in May 2025 and then won again at Beverley in September that year — but it has not found the winner since, a 12-month drought that explains why recent results read as a string of mid-field finishes: fourth, sixth, fifth, 12th, seventh, ninth.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Gordon Bulloch S Hardcastle D Szepler
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The most intriguing detail is the partnership with jockey Tom Eaves, who has ridden Hill O Rue five times and recorded one win — a 20% win rate together that hints at a click between horse and rider. Under Kevin Ryan's training from Hambleton in North Yorkshire, a yard that has already sent out 45 winners this season alone, Hill O Rue typically races at Class 6 level, where it has won 2 from 5. The horse is clearly best suited to races at its preferred distance in its preferred grade, and as long as Tom Eaves is in the saddle and the race fits the profile, there is every reason to think another win is waiting. The question now is whether recent form — nothing in the last six races — is a signal that the horse has simply slipped in class or whether a quiet spell is just that: temporary.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 40% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Oct
4th
Newcastle
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 10 runners
17 Sep
6th
Pontefract
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 12 runners
27 Aug
5th
Carlisle
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 10 runners
6 Jul
12th
Ayr
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 12 runners
22 May
7th
Haydock Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
20 Apr
9th
Redcar
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
23 Sep
🏆 Won
Beverley
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 6 runners
29 Jul
4th
Ripon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 5 runners
7 Jul
5th
Ayr
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
29 May
🏆 Won
Carlisle
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 8 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 |
|---|
| Redcar Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
20 Apr |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
6 Jul |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
27 Aug |
50% |
| Ripon Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
29 Jul |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
23 Sep |
100% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 May |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Dec |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
17 Sep |
0% |