Lucius Aurelius
Lucius Aurelius is a 4-year-old that has found life in the saddle considerably harder than most. With just one win from 25 career races—that sole victory coming back in April at Catterick Bridge—the horse wins roughly once every 25 times it races. That single success came half a year ago, and since then Lucius Aurelius has been shut out entirely, failing to win in its last six outings despite picking up places in three of them.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
John Kelly John Mcneill Kevin Mowatt
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The recent form tells a story of a horse that occasionally gets close but struggles to break through: a third-place finish just yesterday, a ninth, an eighth, another eighth, another third, and another third before that. It is a pattern of near-misses and mid-field efforts that suggests Lucius Aurelius has found its level but cannot quite climb out of it. Kevin Ryan's Hambleton yard—which has sent out 45 winners already this season—will be hoping for better, but the numbers are stubborn. In Class 5 races, the horse's typical level of competition, Lucius Aurelius has never won (0 from 7). With regular jockey Tom Eaves, it has fared no better: 0 wins from 7 rides together. At nearly 15 months without a victory and showing little sign of recapturing the form that landed that single Catterick Bridge success, Lucius Aurelius remains a horse still searching for consistency at whatever level it can achieve.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Southwell in 5 attempts
⚠ Yet to win at Pontefract in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Oct
3rd
Musselburgh
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
17 Sep
3rd
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 21 runners
4 Aug
8th
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
15 Jul
9th
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
29 Jun
8th
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
11 Jun
3rd
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
22 May
10th
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
22 Apr
🏆 Won
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
7 Apr
10th
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
10 Mar
9th
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard · 12 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 |
|---|
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
7 |
1 win, 2 seconds, 2 thirds, 2 other |
4 Aug |
14.3% |
| Southwell Galloping |
5 |
1 second, 1 third, 3 other |
10 Mar |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
5 |
5 other |
29 Jun |
0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
23 Sep |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
17 Sep |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Aug |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
12 Oct |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
31 Jan |
0% |