Judicial Review
Judicial Review is an eight-year-old with a workmanlike career record—four wins and six places from 24 races, a win rate of roughly 1 in 5.5 races. The horse shows genuine promise at a certain level: in Class 5 races (smaller, less competitive contests), it wins about 1 in every 3.7 times it races, with 4 wins from 15 starts. That is a noticeable strength, the kind of edge that separates a useful handicapper from a genuine also-ran. But the bigger picture is less encouraging. The horse has not won in its last six races, with a recent sequence of seventh, fifth, second, seventh, and sixth placings. It raced just a day ago and came home seventh, which suggests it is still being campaigned regularly but without luck.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
25%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Judicial Review has one genuine home track: Cartmel in Cumbria, where the horse has won 3 of its 14 races—a win rate well above its overall average. That last win came on 23 August 2025, now twelve months ago, which feels like a long drought for a horse that showed it could win at that track. It is trained by James Moffatt at Cartmel, a yard that has been in form with 11 winners this season. Charlotte Jones is the horse's most regular rider, though their partnership has clicked only once in seven races together. At eight years old, Judicial Review is entering the later years of a steeplechase career, and without a win in over a year, patience with the horse may be thinning. The real question is whether another win at Cartmel, the one course where it has proven it can perform, might still be within reach.
⚡ 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 4 starts (25%)
✔ Course specialist at Cartmel: 3 wins from 14 starts (21%)
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Loves
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
29 Aug
7th
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
20 Jul
5th
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
18 Jul
2nd
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
28 Jun
DNF
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
26 Jun
7th
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
23 May
6th
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
3 Feb
DNF
Carlisle
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
28 Dec
9th
Catterick Bridge
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
1 Nov
DNF
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
23 Aug
🏆 Won
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 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 |
|---|
| Cartmel Tight |
14 |
3 wins, 2 seconds, 9 other |
29 Aug |
21.4% |
| Sedgefield Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
28 Nov |
50% |
| Hexham Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
6 Oct |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
1 Nov |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
3 Feb |
0% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jan |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
28 Dec |
0% |