Master Dandy
Master Dandy is a reliable middling sort of horse who knows how to find the winner's enclosure but only when the conditions suit him. A 6-year-old in
Michael Keady's Newmarket yard, he has won 4 of his 34 races—a win rate of roughly 1 in every 8 starts—which suggests he is a consistent enough performer at his level without ever threatening anything grander. What is telling is where those wins come from: three of his four victories have come at Class 6 level, where he wins roughly one race in every five he contests. This is plainly where he belongs, in the smaller races where the competition is manageable. Put him in a tougher field and his record crumbles to nothing.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
38.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🏁 Next Race
Today
Wolverhampton (AW)
About 5 furlongs · Standard all-weather surface · 9 runners
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🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
His last win came six months ago at Chelmsford on 29 January, and since then he has struggled to recapture that form. His recent form reads 5-3-16-7-8-1—a sequence that shows occasional encouragement in the third-place finishes, but more often than not he is finishing well outside the money. Most puzzling is his partnership with regular jockey Darragh Keenan, with whom he has raced five times without a win, suggesting either a mismatch or simply that those five races came at levels where Master Dandy cannot compete. He was back in action just a day ago, so the yard clearly believes there is more to come from him this season.
Michael Keady's outfit has been productive this year with 16 winners already sent out, so there is competence in the yard. Master Dandy will not be winning any big races, but at Class 6 he remains a horse worth watching for those who know his form and are willing to take the odds.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Likes
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Likes
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
21 Jul
5th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
28 Jun
3rd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
16 May
16th
Thirsk
5f – 6½f · Good · 17 runners
27 Apr
7th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
11 Mar
8th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
29 Jan
🏆 Won
chelmsford
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
26 Jan
2nd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
19 Jan
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
11 Jan
4th
chelmsford
5f – 6½f · Standard · 7 runners
1 Jan
9th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
8 |
1 win, 3 seconds, 1 third, 3 other |
21 Jul |
12.5% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
6 |
1 win, 1 second, 4 other |
27 Oct |
16.7% |
| chelmsford |
6 |
1 win, 5 other |
29 Jan |
16.7% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
5 |
1 win, 1 third, 3 other |
11 Mar |
20% |
| Southwell Galloping |
4 |
2 seconds, 1 third, 1 other |
12 Feb |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
11 Jun |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Dec |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Jun |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 May |
0% |