Hitthekettle
Fourteen races into its career and still searching for that elusive first win, Hitthekettle is a ten-year-old who has tested the patience of its team without ever quite delivering the breakthrough. A single placed finish from 14 outings tells its own story — this is a horse that has been competitive enough to keep turning up, but not quite good enough to get its nose in front.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
The recent record offers a flicker of encouragement, at least. A third-place finish features among the last six races, suggesting Hitthekettle can still mix it at its level even if victory remains out of reach. It raced just yesterday, which speaks to a yard happy to keep the horse busy and in a rhythm.
Regular jockey Chris Ward has had six attempts to conjure a win and come up empty every time, while the horse's bread-and-butter arena — Class 5, the entry level of British racing — has produced eight winless runs. At some point a team has to ask hard questions, but for now Hitthekettle keeps lining up, and occasionally picking up a cheque for a placed effort, which is about as much as the yard can realistically hope for at this stage of its career.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Warwick in 5 attempts
⚠ Yet to win at Stratford-on-Avon in 5 attempts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Jun
DNF
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
26 Mar
4th
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
12 Feb
DNF
Leicester
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 7 runners
15 Oct
DNF
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
26 Sep
3rd
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 3 runners
13 Jul
4th
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
21 Jul
DNF
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
9 May
6th
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
21 Apr
6th
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
16 Jul
DNF
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 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 |
|---|
| Warwick Sharp |
5 |
5 other |
3 Jun |
0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
5 |
5 other |
13 Jul |
0% |
| Worcester Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
15 Oct |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Nov |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
12 Feb |
0% |