Illusionist
8-year-old gelding with a 10% win rate who thrives on slightly soft ground.
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
34.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Returning from a 127-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at Newcastle in 9 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Loves
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Likes
Class 3 (mid-level)
Loves
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Nov
7th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
27 Sep
11th
Ripon
5f – 6½f · Good · 13 runners
5 Sep
5th
Haydock Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 14 runners
28 May
6th
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
27 Apr
8th
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard · 13 runners
6 Jun
11th
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
4 May
5th
Thirsk
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 16 runners
28 Apr
🏆 Won
Wetherby
5f – 6½f · Soft · 10 runners
18 Apr
2nd
Ripon
5f – 6½f · Heavy · 13 runners
9 Apr
2nd
Thirsk
5f – 6½f · Heavy · 14 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
9 |
3 thirds, 6 other |
22 Nov |
0% |
| York Galloping |
3 |
2 wins, 1 other |
18 May |
66.7% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
3 |
3 other |
28 May |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
5 Sep |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
3 |
1 second, 1 third, 1 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
23 Sep |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
4 May |
0% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
28 Apr |
100% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Oct |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Nov |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Apr |
0% |