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Liberty Coach

Liberty Coach is a five-year-old who has quietly built one of the more interesting profiles in the north of England, racking up 4 wins and 13 places from 23 races — winning roughly 1 in every 6 outings overall. That might not sound spectacular, but strip away the surface numbers and there's a horse that knows exactly where and how it wants to perform.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Le Havre
Mother
Elysian
Owner
John P McManus
Rating
108

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
23
Career races
4
Wins
17.4%
Win rate
avg ~10%
56.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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The clearest sign of that is Redcar. Liberty Coach has won 2 of just 4 races there, which means it has won half the time it has shown up at that particular track. That's a remarkable return — most horses win at nothing like that frequency anywhere — and it's not a fluke. One of those wins came in a Class 2 race on 26 May 2025, which means Liberty Coach has beaten some genuinely high-quality rivals there. That was one of the better races it will have entered all season, and it delivered.

The other pattern worth knowing is how much this horse likes dry, fast ground. Put it on a firm surface and it has won 2 from 3 races — that's 67%, or two-thirds of the time. Move it onto wet or muddier ground and those numbers drop sharply. Distance matters too: over a mile and three furlongs to a mile and four furlongs, Liberty Coach has won 4 of its 14 races, around 1 in every 3.5, which is a strong return at a specific trip. It's the kind of horse that repays attention to conditions.

Jockey Jason Hart has been the regular partner, riding in 13 of those 23 races and winning 3 of them — roughly 1 in every 4 rides together, which is a meaningful relationship. The yard behind Liberty Coach is John and Sean Quinn, operating out of Norton in North Yorkshire. They've sent out 44 winners already this season, so this is a busy and productive training operation, not a small-time outfit.

The one honest caveat is that Liberty Coach hasn't won in its last 6 races, with form reading 3-3-3-blank-6-3 in that period. Lots of placing, not much winning — it's been knocking on the door without breaking through. The last win came 13 months ago. But for anyone watching it race at Redcar on a dry day over a mile and three or four furlongs, the conditions are about as good as they get for this horse.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 2 wins from 3 starts (67%)
Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 29% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 8 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Loves
Soft (muddy)
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
1M3F – 1M4F
Loves
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Class 3 (mid-level)
Class 4 (standard)
Ok
Class 5 (entry-level)
Ok
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Jul
3rd
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
10 Mar
3rd
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
10 Mar
3rd
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
13 Feb
DNF
Kelso
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners
23 Jan
6th
Doncaster
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
27 Dec
3rd
Wetherby
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
6 Dec
11th
Wetherby
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 14 runners
18 Sep
9th
Ayr
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
28 Aug
5th
Southwell
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 12 runners
7 Aug
3rd
chelmsford
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard_To_Slow · 10 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
23.1%
Win rate
3/13
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Redcar
Galloping
4 2 wins, 1 second, 1 third 26 May 50%
Doncaster
Galloping
4 2 wins, 1 third, 1 other 23 Jan 50%
Chester
Tight
2 2 other 11 Jul 0%
Wetherby
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 27 Dec 0%
Sedgefield
Sharp
2 2 thirds 10 Mar 0%
Ayr
Galloping
2 2 other 18 Sep 0%
Ripon
Sharp
1 1 third 18 Apr 0%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 other 28 Aug 0%
chelmsford 1 1 third 7 Aug 0%
York
Galloping
1 1 other 13 Jun 0%
Perth
Galloping
1 1 third 2 Jul 0%
Kelso
Undulating
1 1 other 13 Feb 0%
Thirsk
Galloping
1 1 other 3 Aug 0%