Hugh
Hugh has yet to break through in five races, though the 3-year-old has picked up two places and shown enough to suggest he belongs in competitive company. His last five efforts—a second, then eighth, ninth, second, and fourth—paint the picture of a horse treading water: he can get into the frame on his day, but the win remains frustratingly out of reach. With no victories across his entire career, he is still hunting for that first success, which matters more than the statistics alone suggest. In racing, that first win is often a psychological turning point; once a horse tastes it, the pattern can shift.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
J A Young Racing Limited
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What works in Hugh's favor is his connection to Clive Cox's Lambourn yard, one of Britain's leading training operations that has already sent out 48 winners this season. Cox is a meticulous trainer who rarely wastes time with horses that have no future, so the fact that Hugh remains in the yard and was sent out to race just yesterday points to genuine belief. The pair of placed efforts—both seconds—show he can run well enough to challenge at the finish; he simply needs one break, one good day, and one clear run to get across the line first. At three years old, he is still learning and improving, which means the breakthrough could still be coming.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
16 Sep
2nd
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
31 Jul
8th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
9 Jun
9th
Salisbury
7f – 1m · Soft · 14 runners
29 Apr
2nd
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
6 Apr
4th
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 12 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 |
|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Apr |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
29 Apr |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
9 Jun |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
31 Jul |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
16 Sep |
0% |