Kaikoura
Kaikoura is a 6-year-old that has never found the winner's circle, despite 16 race attempts and three places to its name. The horse is still active and raced just a day ago, finishing sixth, which represents solid midfield form compared to some recent outings where it has drifted back through the field. Over the last six races, the results read 6-4-5-7-10-3—a pattern that shows occasional flashes of promise, particularly that fourth-place finish, but also stretches of disappointment where it has failed to trouble the judges at all.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Castle View Racing Samantha Toomes
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trainer Susan Corbett, based at Otterburn in Northumberland, has Kaikoura as part of a busy yard. Corbett has saddled 11 winners this season, suggesting a competent operation with horses capable of running well, even if Kaikoura itself has yet to break through. The fact that Corbett keeps running the horse regularly, at a respectable age and with recent form that includes at least one near miss in the last six races, suggests the trainer believes there is still a race to be won. Whether Kaikoura will finally find that breakthrough moment remains to be seen, but consistency in effort, if not in results, appears to be its hallmark.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Oct
6th
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
5 Jul
4th
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
11 Oct
5th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 16 runners
4 Oct
7th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 17 runners
27 Aug
10th
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
24 Jul
3rd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
4 Jul
3rd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
17 May
6th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
14 Apr
10th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 14 runners
27 Mar
8th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 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 |
|---|
| Wexford Sharp |
4 |
2 thirds, 2 other |
24 Jul |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
11 Oct |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 Mar |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
29 Jul |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jan |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 Aug |
0% |
| Hexham Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jul |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
19 Nov |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
14 Apr |
0% |