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Luminaries

The horse's career has a distinctly Scottish flavour: trained by Ewan Whillans at Hawick in the Scottish Borders, a yard that has been prolific this season with twenty-eight winners to its name, Luminaries has become something of a specialist at Newcastle, where it has won three of its five races there — a win rate that stands out sharply against its overall record of winning roughly one in every five races across all tracks.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
9 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Leading Light
Mother
Pas De Chapeau
Owner
Ewan Whillans Racing Club
Official rating
76

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
30
Career races
6
Wins
20%
Win rate
avg ~10%
30%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
5 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
TrackLab's detailed breakdown

Recent form tells a story of a horse still capable of delivering. Luminaries won just this week at Southwell on 13 October, and looking back across the last six races shows a pattern of occasional brilliance mixed with less competitive days — two wins and a second place in the most recent six outings suggests the engine is still running reasonably well. The horse typically races in Class 5 company, where it has won three of nineteen races, a rate that underlines just how much the Newcastle track brings out the best in it. Sean Quinlan has ridden the horse on ten occasions, winning on three of those, a notably strong partnership at 30 per cent that is well above the horse's baseline win rate. With a win still fresh and a trainer sending out winners at a healthy clip, Luminaries appears to have more racing ahead and will continue to offer value to those who follow its form, particularly when Newcastle is on the card.

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Course specialist at Newcastle: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Good to soft (some give)
Ok
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Class 5 (entry-level)
Ok
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Oct
🏆 Won
Southwell
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
4 Oct
🏆 Won
Kelso
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
9 Sep
2nd
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
26 Jul
DNF
Uttoxeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
21 Jun
7th
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
7 Jun
10th
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
15 Jan
9th
Newcastle
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 17 runners
22 Dec
9th
Musselburgh
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
25 Nov
DNF
Southwell
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
30 Oct
3rd
Newcastle
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Sean Quinlan Current jockey
30%
Win rate
3/10
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
Tom Scudamore
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
100%
Win rate
1/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Alan Doyle
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Newcastle
Galloping
5 3 wins, 1 third, 1 other 15 Jan 60%
Kelso
Undulating
4 2 wins, 2 other 4 Oct 50%
Perth
Galloping
3 3 other 7 Jun 0%
Sedgefield
Sharp
3 1 second, 1 third, 1 other 9 Sep 0%
Southwell
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 13 Oct 50%
Bangor-on-Dee
Sharp
2 2 other 24 Apr 0%
Musselburgh
Sharp
2 2 other 22 Dec 0%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 other 17 Sep 0%
Uttoxeter
Sharp
1 1 other 26 Jul 0%
Worcester
Galloping
1 1 other 26 May 0%
Warwick
Sharp
1 1 other 16 Nov 0%
Ffos Las
Galloping
1 1 other 22 Dec 0%
Hexham
Undulating
1 1 other 21 Jun 0%
hereford 1 1 other 16 Jan 0%
Fontwell Park
Tight
1 1 other 16 Jun 0%
Stratford-on-Avon
Sharp
1 1 other 9 May 0%