Kaleido
Kaleido is a 4-year-old with a knack for finding the placings but only occasional brilliance. Two wins from 15 races (a 13% win rate) tells the story of a horse that finishes in the money more often than it wins — nine top-3 finishes show it is competitive and consistent, but genuine victory has not come often. Yet there is something encouraging in the recent pattern. His last six runs read 1-3-3-7-5-2, which means he won just days ago at Newcastle on October 16, then raced again yesterday and finished second. That is the sign of a horse in form, being campaigned hard by trainer
David O'Meara's Upper Helmsley yard, which has sent out 101 winners already this season and clearly backs Kaleido enough to run it frequently.
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 partnership with jockey Oisin Murphy suggests O'Meara sees potential here. Murphy has ridden Kaleido five times and won once (a 20% win rate), which is better than the horse's overall record and hints that the jockey brings something out of it. Kaleido's first win came at Great Yarmouth on July 16, 2025, and the Newcastle victory this month shows it can repeat the trick when conditions suit. The sweet spot appears to be races over 7 furlongs to a mile — at that distance, Kaleido has won 1 of 4 (a 25% win rate), which is double its overall win rate. That is a useful clue for what to watch: when Kaleido runs in that trip, it has a genuine chance.
A horse that wins one in every seven or eight races sits in that awkward middle ground — too good to dismiss, but too inconsistent to rely on. For Kaleido, the story is one of steady competition rather than stardom, the kind of horse that keeps turning up and occasionally gets it right. This week's win shows it can still do so.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Likes
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
16 Oct
🏆 Won
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 5 runners
30 Sep
3rd
Musselburgh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
3 Sep
3rd
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 9 runners
22 Aug
7th
Redcar
7f – 1m · Good · 10 runners
16 Jul
5th
Hamilton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
11 Jul
2nd
Hamilton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 6 runners
29 Jun
2nd
Pontefract
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 8 runners
13 Jun
9th
York
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 17 runners
20 May
10th
Ayr
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
28 Apr
6th
Epsom Downs
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 10 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 |
|---|
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
16 Jul |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
16 Jul |
100% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
16 Oct |
100% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
30 Sep |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jun |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
3 Sep |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 May |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
28 Apr |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
31 Jul |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
17 Apr |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
29 Jun |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
30 Jun |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
25 Oct |
0% |