King Sacre
King Sacre is a 6-year-old with exactly one win in nine races, which sounds thin on paper until you realise how hard it is to get a horse past the post first even once. That single victory came at Hexham on 9 May 2026 — three months ago now — and it remains his only moment in the winner's enclosure, though he has picked up a couple of places along the way. Recent form tells the story of a horse treading water: a twelfth-place finish just yesterday, then a fifth, a second, a tenth, and nothing, nothing, nothing. It is the form of a horse looking for the right race at the right moment, or possibly one that has already found its level and is starting to slip.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
Trained by Nigel Hawke at Stoodleigh in Devon, King Sacre seems to run best over the longer distances — at two miles and beyond, he has won 1 of his 6 races there (17%), which is genuinely better than his record elsewhere. The problem is that when stepped up to Class 4 company — proper races against better opposition — he has won none from 4, and that gap between beating easier fields and competing against the stronger stuff is where many horses' limitations become clear. Hawke's yard is having a decent season with 12 winners to their name, so the trainer knows how to find races and get horses ready. Whether King Sacre still has another win in him is unclear, but his Hexham victory proves he is capable, even if getting there means waiting for the right long-distance opportunity at a lower level.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by Long Distance (2m+) distances: 17% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft 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)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Loves
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
26 Jul
DNF
Uttoxeter
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
7 Jun
10th
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
9 May
🏆 Won
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners
19 Mar
2nd
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
14 Feb
5th
Wincanton
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 11 runners
17 Jan
12th
Taunton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
10 Dec
5th
hereford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
17 Apr
6th
Ffos Las
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
26 Mar
4th
hereford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 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 |
|---|
| hereford |
2 |
2 other |
10 Dec |
0% |
| Hexham Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
9 May |
100% |
| Perth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Jun |
0% |
| Wincanton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Feb |
0% |
| Taunton Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jan |
0% |
| Sedgefield Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
19 Mar |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Apr |
0% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jul |
0% |