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Keep Warm

4-year-old gelding with a 12% win rate who thrives on slightly soft ground over 5f – 6½f.
Quick Facts
Age
4 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Lightning Spear
Mother
Sabrewing
Owner
J Blackburn Racing
Rating
71

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
24
Career races
3
Wins
12.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
37.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
152 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 2 wins from 6 starts (33%)
Course specialist at Pontefract: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%)
Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 30% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
Returning from a 152-day absence
Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 11 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Loves
Good (firm-ish)
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
Loves
7F – 1M
Avoids
1M1F – 1M2F
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
28 Oct
8th
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Soft · 10 runners
25 Oct
7th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Heavy · 15 runners
6 Oct
8th
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Soft · 11 runners
25 Sep
🏆 Won
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
20 Sep
9th
Chester
5f – 6½f · Soft · 10 runners
9 Aug
5th
Ayr
7f – 1m · Good · 10 runners
10 Jul
3rd
Carlisle
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
7 Jul
4th
Ayr
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
9 Jun
4th
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
28 Apr
8th
Ayr
7f – 1m · Good · 12 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Billy Garritty Current Jockey
11.1%
Win rate
2/18
Won / Rode
20%
Win rate
1/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Pontefract
Undulating
5 3 wins, 2 other 6 Oct 60%
Ayr
Galloping
4 1 third, 3 other 9 Aug 0%
Carlisle
Undulating
3 2 thirds, 1 other 10 Jul 0%
Doncaster
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 25 Oct 0%
York
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 12 Jul 0%
Catterick Bridge
Sharp
2 2 other 28 Oct 0%
Chester
Tight
1 1 other 20 Sep 0%
Ripon
Sharp
1 1 other 29 Apr 0%
Thirsk
Galloping
1 1 other 9 Apr 0%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 other 26 Aug 0%
Redcar
Galloping
1 1 third 5 Nov 0%
Hamilton Park
Sharp
1 1 other 6 Jun 0%