Meritocratic
Meritocratic is a three-year-old still searching for that elusive first victory. In ten races so far, the horse has finished in the top 3 twice but never crossed the line first — a frustrating record that speaks to a horse caught somewhere between competitive and not quite good enough. With
James Owen's yard at Newmarket having sent out 205 winners already this season, Meritocratic is far from the trainer's flagship talent, but the mere fact that it keeps running suggests there is still something worth developing.
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
The recent form tells a familiar story. In the last six outings, the best the horse managed was a pair of third-place finishes, with a sixth and a seventh thrown in between. The most recent race was just a day ago, and there was no breakthrough. At this level and stage of a three-year-old's career, a horse without a win can easily drift towards the lower reaches of the sport — or find one breakthrough race that changes everything. Meritocratic, for now, remains caught in that waiting game.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Oct
3rd
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 13 runners
21 Sep
6th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 10 runners
10 Sep
7th
Lingfield Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 10 runners
30 Aug
5th
Great Yarmouth
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
21 Jun
5th
Brighton
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
1 Jun
3rd
Windsor
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
13 Apr
5th
Newcastle
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 7 runners
22 Dec
7th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
26 Nov
6th
chelmsford
7f – 1m · Standard · 15 runners
2 Oct
9th
Salisbury
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 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 |
|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
13 Oct |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 other |
26 Nov |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Apr |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Aug |
0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
21 Jun |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
1 Jun |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
10 Sep |
0% |