Holly Mist
Holly Mist is a four-year-old with a long apprenticeship in racing and not much to show for it. In ten races to date, the horse has never crossed the line first, though it has picked up four placings—meaning it has finished in the frame in just two of every five races. Recent form tells the real story: across the last six outings, Holly Mist has managed one third-place finish, a couple of fourths and fifths, and a sixth. The wins simply aren't coming.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 horse is trained by Roger Varian at Newmarket, one of Britain's most prestigious racing yards. Varian's operation has already sent out 87 winners this season, so the yard knows how to find the winners' enclosure. That Holly Mist hasn't managed one yet—after a full career's worth of racing—suggests the horse may have found its level at a point somewhere below the winners' podium. Still, it races regularly and came out just a day ago, so Holly Mist remains an active part of the yard's plans. For now, it is a horse treading water: game enough to keep earning a place in the starting gates, but not quite sharp enough to break through.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
31 Jul
5th
Newcastle
7f – 1m · 9 runners
4 Jul
6th
Nottingham
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
14 Jun
3rd
Doncaster
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners
2 Jun
5th
Pontefract
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 8 runners
7 May
5th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
15 Apr
4th
Beverley
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
5 Apr
3rd
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 8 runners
25 Feb
DNF
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 5 runners
10 Feb
2nd
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 3 runners
24 Sep
3rd
Redcar
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 7 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 |
|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
7 May |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
2 Jun |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
10 Feb |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
15 Apr |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
24 Sep |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
14 Jun |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Feb |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
31 Jul |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jul |
0% |